3rd Marine Artillery Regiment (France)

The 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment is the heir to the 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment created in Rochefort by Napoleon Bonaparte'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 France 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 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, artillery 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, 21st Colonial Infantry Regiment, 23rd Colonial Infantry Regiment, the 3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment, 203rd Colonial Artillery Regiment. The 3rd Colonial Infantry Division disappeared.
Reconstituted progressively from individuals rallying to général de Gaulle since August 1940, the regiment participated to operations of column Leclerc, then integrated the 2nd Armored Division of général Leclerc.

Post War

Divisionary Automative Artillery Group of 2nd Armoured
I/3^e Marine Artillery Regiment July 1, 1960, the artillery regiment of the 10th Armoured Division at Verdun until July 1, 1984.
The regiment participated in two tours in Bosnia with UNPROFOR.
Artillery Regiment of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade since July 1, 1999.

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 artillery 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 mortars
VAB equipped with mortars and 20mm type cannons
CAESAR

Traditions

Decorations

The Regimental Colors of the 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment 3^e RAMa is decorated with:

Croix de guerre 1914-1918 with:
* 2 palms
Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with:
*2 palms.
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
Croix de la Valeur militaire with :
* 1 vermeil star

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

1960-1962 : Lieutenant-Colonel Goeury
1962-1964 : Colonel Vieil
1964-1965 : Colonel Sibiril
1965-1967 : Lieutenant-Colonel Legendre
1967-1969 : Colonel Pauly
1969-1971 : Lieutenant-Colonel Martegoute
1971-1973 : Colonel Amoudru
1973-1975 : Colonel Delpit
1975-1977 : Colonel Laboria
1977-1979 : Colonel Allemane
1979-1981 : Colonel Nomblot
1981-1983 : Lieutenant-Colonel Sandoz
1983-1985 : Colonel Soulard
1985-1987 : Colonel Cazade
1987-1989 : Colonel Jardin
1989-1991 : Colonel Baldecchi
1991-1993 : Colonel Fernandez
1993-1995 : Lieutenant-Colonel Caplain
1995-1997 : Lieutenant-Colonel Leplatois
1997-1999 : Colonel Jestin
1999-2001 : Colonel L'Hostis
2001-2003 : Colonel Cuny
2003-2005 : Colonel Fournier
2005-2007 : Colonel Caiazzo
2007-2009 : Colonel Rampal
2009-2011 : Colonel Renouard
2011-2013 : Colonel Cluzel
2013-2014 : Lieutenant-Colonel Reinbold