The 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment () is the heir to the 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment created in Rochefort by

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's consular decree of May 13, 1803, the 3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment, then the 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment. The 3^e RAMa has been present in either a constituted corps or isolated unit since 1803, on almost all the battlefields in which

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has been engaged. The regiment was founded in a third operational phase in 1943.

Creation and different nominations

* On December 1, 1902 : 3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment at Toulon. * On January 1, 1924 : 310th Colonial Artillery Portable Regiment. * On May 5, 1929 : 3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment, Joigny, 2nd formation. * On December 1, 1932: the regiment was designated as the 3rd Divisional Horse-drawn (hippomobile) Colonial Artillery Regiment. * In June 1940 : disappeared, the regiment was dissolved. * In July 1943 : 3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment, 3rd formation from artillery batteries present in Africa. * In November 1943 : I/3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment. * On October 1, 1945 : Divisionary Automative Artillery Group of the 2nd Armored Division 2^e DB, Vernon. * On July 1, 1960 : I/ 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment,

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regiment of the 10th Armored Division 10^e DB, at Verdun, until 1991. * On July 1, 1994 : Canjuers

History since 1813

World War II

On May 10, 1940, the 3rd Colonial Infantry Divisionary Regiment was part of the 3rd Colonial Infantry Division. The 3rd Colonial Division included the 1st Colonial Infantry Regiment (1^er RIC), 21st Colonial Infantry Regiment (21^e RIC), 23rd Colonial Infantry Regiment (), the 3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment (3^e RAC), 203rd Colonial Artillery Regiment (203^e RAC). The 3rd Colonial Infantry Division disappeared. Reconstituted progressively from individuals rallying to général

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since August 1940, the regiment participated to operations of column Leclerc, then integrated the 2nd Armored Division of

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Leclerc.

Post War

* Divisionary Automative Artillery Group of 2nd Armoured ( Vernon since October 1, 1945) * I/3^e Marine Artillery Regiment July 1, 1960, the artillery regiment of the 10th Armoured Division at

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until July 1, 1984. * The regiment participated in two tours in

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with

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. * Artillery Regiment of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade (3rd Division) since July 1, 1999.

Campaigns

Organization

The 3^e RAMa is composed of 950 artillery marines articulated in 6 Artillery batteries: * 1 command and logistics artillery battery * 2 ground composed

batteries equipped with 155mm CAESAR and 120mm type mortars * 1 Ground-to-Air artillery battery with missiles * 1 artillery renseignement brigade battery * 1 artillery intervention reserve battery.

Part of Equipment

* 120 mm type

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* VAB equipped with mortars and 20mm type cannons *

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Traditions

Insignia

File:Insigne régimentaire du 3e Régiment d’Artillerie Coloniale.jpg, Insignia of the 3^e RAC Image:3e R.A.Ma.png, Insignia of the 3^e RAMa File: Artillerie de Marine.jpg, Shoulder Insignia

Regimental Colors

Regimental Song

Decorations

The Regimental Colors of the 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment 3^e RAMa is decorated with: * Croix de guerre 1914-1918 with: ** 2 palms (two citations at the orders of the armed forces) * Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with: **2 palms (two citations at the orders of the armed forces). * Fourragere with: ** colors of the croix de guerre 1914-1918 awarded on January 31, 1919 with olive color bearing the attribution of the croix de guerre 1914-1918, then the olive color bearing the attribution of croix de guerre 1939-1945 awarded September 18, 1946 * U.S. Presidential Unit Citation * Fourragere with : ** colors of Cross of the Liberation *

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with : ** 1 vermeil star (September 2013) File:Croix de Guerre 1914 1918.jpg, File:Croix de Guerre 1939 France AVERS.jpg, File:Fourragère aux couleurs du ruban de la croix de guerre 1914 1918 avec olive aux couleurs du ruban de la croix de guerre 1939 1945.jpg, File:Fourragere Ordre de la Libération.jpg, File:Puc-2edb-origine-p-ghemard.jpg, File:Croix de la Valeur Militaire France AVERS.jpg,

Honours

Battle Honours

* Hanau 1813 * Mogador 1844 * Dahomey 1892 * Tien-Tsin 1900 * Maroc 1908-1913 * Champagne 1915 * Somme 1916 * La Serre 1918 * Fezzan 1942 * Sud Tunisien 1943 * Paris 1944 * Strasbourg 1944

Regimental Commanders

3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, 3^e RAMa

Sources and bibliography

* Erwan Bergot, ''La coloniale du

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