1 ^he regiment d'infanterie

Régiment de Picardie Régiment Colonel-Général one he régiment d'infantry
Internal association badge
active	1479 until today
Country	France
Armed forces	French armed forces
Armed forces	Armée française de terre
Branch of service	infantry
Type	Infantry regiment
Strength	1000 (with reserve company)
Insinuation	Franco-German Brigade
Location	Sarrebourg
Patron saint	Saint-Maurice d'Agaune
motto	Praetiriti fides exeplumque futuri then On ne relève pas Picardie
Awards	Fourragère in the colors of the Médaille militaire , Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with four palm branches, Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 with two palm branches, Croix de la Valeur militaire with one palm branch

The former Régiment Colonel-Général , now one ^he régiment d'infantry , is an active association of the French army . During the Ancien Régime it belonged to the Grands Vieux ("Old Ones") and thus to the most respected regiments in France. It is one of the oldest and longest in active service military units in the world.

Mestres de camp / Colonels

Mestre de camp was from 1569 to 1661 and from 1730 to 1780 the denomination of rank for the regiment holder and / or for the officer in charge of the regiment. The name "Colonel" was used from 1721 to 1730, from 1791 to 1793 and from 1803 onwards.

After 1791 there were no more regimental owners.

Should the Mestre de camp / Colonel be a person of the high nobility who had no interest in leading the regiment, the command was given to the “Mestre de camp lieutenant” (or “Mestre de camp en second”) or the Leave a colonel lieutenant or colonel en second.

Lineup and significant changes

• 1479–1480: Establishment of a regiment on foot Bandes de Picardie in the camp of Pont-de-l'Arche .
• 1567: The Régiment de Picardie is formed from parts of the Bandes de Picardie .
• June 1685: eight companies are taken over from the reduced Régiment de Conti
• 1780: Renamed the Régiment Colonel – Général
• 1791: Renaming to 1 ^er régiment d'infanterie de ligne - ci-devant Colonel-général
• 1793: First army reform The regiment was the one ^he battalion "ci-devant Colonel-général" to one ^he demi-brigade de Bataille and 2 ^e battalion "ci-devant Colonel-général" to 2 ^e demi-brigade de bataille off. This finally ends the regimental association and initially also the line of tradition.
• 1803: Renaming of the "1 ^er demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne" to 1 ^er régiment d'infanterie de ligne (de facto continuation of the regiment tradition)
• 1814: At the same time as the restoration , the unit in Paris was assigned the 3rd battalion of the 135e regiment d'infanterie de ligne and was given the name Régiment du Roi .
• 1815: during the hundred days , it was one ^he régiment d'infantry de ligne changed back
• After the end of the Napoleonic era, it was released on July 16, 1815 in Montrésor ( Indre-et-Loire department ).
• August 11, 1815: Statement of 1 ^he légion de l'Ain
• October 23, 1820: The one ^he légion de l'Ain was the one ^he régiment d'infantry de ligne and in Strasbourg stationed.
• 1882: Renamed to 1 ^er regiment d'infanterie .
• 1914: When mobilizing, it set up its reserve regiment , the 201 ^e régiment d'infanterie .
• 1940: After the armistice it was named 1 ^er régiment d'infanterie, régiment de Flandre
• 1942: Dissolution, the regimental flag was hidden by Commandant Bertrand.
• 1944: Re-positioning as one ^he régiment d'infantry , plus personnel from the was resistance ( Maquis ) of Berry used.
• 1985: Reclassification into a Régiment de combat aéromobile (air mobile combat regiment) of the Force d'action rapide .
• 1998: Reclassification into a motorized infantry regiment as 1 ^er régiment d'infanterie
• 2016: the unit was not affected by the realignment of the French army

Uniforms in the 17th and 18th centuries

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  Régiment de Picardie 1672

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  Régiment de Picardie 1710

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  Régiment de Picardie 1720–1734

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  Régiment de Picardie 1734 à 1757

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  Régiment de Picardie 1757–1762

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  Régiment de Picardie 1762–1774

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  Régiment de Picardie 1775

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  Régiment de Picardie 1776–1779

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  1779-1786

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  Régiment Colonel-Général 1786–1791

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  1 ^he regiment d'infanterie de ligne 1791–1792

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  1 ^he regiment d'infanterie de ligne 1792–1794

Regimental flags

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  Ordonnance flag of the Régiment de Picardie - 1780

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  Life flag of the Regiment Colonel Général 1780–1791

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  Order flag of the Regiment Colonel Général 1780–1791

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  Ordinance flag of the 1st Battalion 1791–1793

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  1st Battalion 1793 to 1796

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  2nd Battalion 1791 to 1793

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  2nd Battalion 1793 to 1796

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  Ordonnanzfahne the one ^he Régiment d'infantry 1804-1812

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  1848 front page

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  1848 back

Mission history

Eighty Years War

→ Main article : Eighty Years War

• 1597 : Participation in the siege of Amiens
• 1621 : Siege of Montauban - Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély
• 1622 : Siege of Montpellier - Siege of Royan
• 1628 : Stationed in Sisteron - it may have been responsible for spreading the plague in the city and in northern Provence .
• 1643 : Battle of Rocroi
• 1648 : Battle of Lens
• 1652 : Battle of Étamps (War of the Fronde )
• 1658 : Battle of the dunes
• 1664 : Battle of Djidjelli ( Algeria )

Dutch War - 1672 to 1678

→ Main article : Dutch War

• 1673 : Siege of Maastricht
• 1677 : Battle of Cambrai
• 1677 : Siege of Freiburg im Breisgau

Reunion War - 1683 to 1684

→ Main article : War of the Reunion (1683–1684)

• October 3, 1683 : Occupation of Strasbourg

War of the Polish Succession

→ Main article : War of the Polish Succession

• 1734 : Battle of Parma and Battle of Guastalla
• 1743 : withdrawal of the French army from Bohemia . After the evacuation of Landshut , Wörth Castle was occupied, which was located at one of the points at which the Danube could be crossed. It formed a brigade with the Régiment d'Enghien

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Peace time

• 1756 : In the camp of Dunkirk .

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Seven Years War

→ Main article : Seven Years War

• 1757 : in the army of the Maréchal d'Estrée.
• 1758–1759 : with the Armée du Hanovre
• 1760 : on the Werra .
• 1762 : Battle of the Brücker Mill

Wars of the Revolution and the First Empire

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• 1792 :

Cannonade at Valmy

December 1, 1792 : Campaign with the Armée de la Moselle to Trier

• 1793 : Second battle near Weißenburg

Armée d'Italie 1803-1811

→ Main article : Armée d'Italie

• 1805 : Battle of Caldiero
• 1806 : Battle of Civita-del-Tronto and Battle of Galiano
• 1809 : Battle of Sacile and Battle of Wagram

Napoleonic Wars on the Iberian Peninsula 1811–1813

→ Main article : Napoleonic Wars on the Iberian Peninsula

• 1811 : Battle of Miranda-Castegna
• 1812 : Battle of Salamanca
• 1813 : Siege of San Sebastián

In Germany 1813

• 1813 : Battle of Großgörschen , Battle of Bautzen , Battle of Dresden and Battle of the Nations near Leipzig

In France and Belgium 1814–1815

• 1814 : Battle of Saint-Julien
• 1814 : Battle of Brienne , Battle of Sézanne, Battle of Montmirail , Battle of Vauchamps , Battle of Laon and Battle of Paris
• Reign of the Hundred Days
• 1815 : Battle of Quatre-Bras and Battle of Waterloo

As regimental commander, Colonel Saint-Martin was wounded in battle on April 16, 1809.

• Officers of the regiment who died or were wounded between 1804 and 1815:

Liked: 20

died of her wounding: 11

Wounded: 127

1815 to 1848

• 1823 : French invasion of Spain
• 1832 : Campaign to Belgium

Campaign in Algeria (1837 to 1842)

• June 17, 1842: Capture of Miliana

Franco-German War

→ Main article : Franco-German War

Together with the 20 ^e bataillon de chasseurs and the 6 ^e régiment d'infanterie, the 1st regiment formed the "1 ^er brigade" of Général Comte Brayer. This 1st Brigade formed in conjunction with the 2nd Brigade, two field artillery batteries of four guns Canon de modèle 4 1858 , a battery Mitrailleuses and an engineer company, the "1 ^he division d'infantry", commanded by General de division Courtot de Cissey.

The 1st Infantry Division belonged to the V Corps of Général de division Paul de Ladmirault

The "IV ^e corps d'armée" was involved as follows:

Battle of Colombey

Battle of Vionville

Battle of Gravelotte

Included in the siege of Metz

After the surrender of Metz , the regiment went into German captivity.

First World War

→ Main article : First World War

When the war broke out, the regiment was stationed in Cambrai .

• 1914 : During the mobilization, the regiment set up its reserve regiment, the 201 ^e régiment d'infanterie.

From the beginning to the end of the war it was assigned to the "1 ^re division d'infanterie" (1st infantry division).

1914

• 21-23 August: March into the front to Charleroi
• 28-29 August: retreat and fighting on the Guise
• 5th - 13th September: Participation in the First Battle of the Marne
• 15-20 September: Participation in the race to the sea or to Soupir then to height 108.

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  The 12th Company in December 1911

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  Attack of the regiment in 1914

1915

• from January 9, 1915: aggressive fighting in the Argonne and Champagne , capture of the Beauséjour grove.

1916

• 1916: Fighting in the Battle of Verdun (Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre), Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux .
• August 24, 1916: Battle of the Somme with the capture of Maurepas and, at the end of September, Combles .

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  Fort de Vaux

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  Fort de Douaumont

1917 From April 16, battle of the Aisne then in Flanders , from July to October on the Yser .

• With the order No. 46 of the "Général commandant en chef" (Supreme Commander) of August 13, 1917, the regiment was granted the right to wear the Fourragère in the colors of the Croix de guerre .
• Honorable mention in the Army Command for the 2nd Battalion with Ordre général No. 62 of November 18, 1917.
• Honorable mention in the divisional order: five companies with Ordre général No. 91 of the 1st Infantry Division of July 28, 1917
• Honorable mention in the army order for the 2nd platoon of the 3rd Company with the «Ordre général N ° 237» of the 5th Army of June 1, 1917

1918 Fighting in the Oise department and in the Battle of Noyon (March 22-29), then in the Riez forest , ( German spring offensive 1918 ) Fighting in the Champagne on the Ourcq . After the armistice, invasion of Alsace

Second World War

→ Main article : Second World War

Insignia of 1 ^he régiment d'infantry (1939)

• 1939: The "1 ^er régiment d'infanterie motorisée" under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Curnier was brought up to date by the "Center mobilisateur d'infanterie 13" (CMI 13) in Cambrai . It was the "one ^he division d'infantry motorisée" assigned.
• 1940: Defensive battles in Belgium : The regiment successfully resisted at Court-Saint-Étienne , but was then wiped out in the Raismes forest . As part of the Vichy Army , it was then reorganized in the Cher department and stationed in Saint-Amand-Montrond and Issoudun . It was dissolved in 1942 when German troops marched into the unoccupied zone of France.
• Resistance and Liberation: The tradition of the regiment was continued by the Maquis in Berry Province , who operated under Colonel Bertrand and re-established it after the liberation. It came to combat the retreating German troops from Aquitaine under Major General Botho Henning Elster , which forced them to march at night, which ultimately led to the surrender of these troops.

post war period

• from 1945 to 1955 as an occupying force in Germany ( Forces françaises en Allemagne ).
• Used in the Algerian War from 1955 to 1962.
• Stationed in Bitche from 1962 to 1968 .
• Garrison in Sarrebourg . From 1968 to 1985 as Régiment d'infanterie motorisé (Motorized Infantry Regiment) in the "1 ^er corps d'armée" (1st Army Corps).
• 1985: Only professional soldiers and reclassification into a Régiment de combat aéromobile (air mobile combat regiment) with assignment to the "4 ^e brigade aéromobile" (4th air mobile brigade) in the Force d'action rapide (rapid reaction force).
• 1998: Equipped with VAB armored vehicles and subordinated to the "1 ^er brigade mécanisée" (1st Mechanized Brigade)
• 2014: Since July 1st, the regiment has been subordinate to the Franco-German Brigade

Awards

• The Fourragère in the colors of the Médaille militaire on the occasion of the fourth mention in the army order was awarded to the regiment on September 10, 1918, the flag was decorated accordingly by the Général Castelneau on October 19, 1918. Furthermore, the Fourragère carries an olive for the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 and an olive for the Croix de Guerre 1939-1945, the latter for two honorable mentions during the seated war (Drôle de guerre) and in the resistance.
• Awarded the Croix de la Valeur militaire with a palm branch for an honorable mention in the army report on the occasion of the mission in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. The corresponding Fourragère was awarded to the regiment on November 22, 2013.

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  Simplified regimental flag with the listed battles in which the regiment has participated with honor since the revolution. On the back of the regimental flag (since Napoleonic times) the campaigns and battles in which the regiment took part are listed in gold letters.

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  Fourragère

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  Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with four palm branches

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  Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with two palm branches

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  Croix de la Valeur Militaire with a palm branch

tradition

The regiment's battle cry is: Picardy! .

Motto

On ne relève pas Picardie
(Nobody can follow Picardy)

On June 29, 1734, during the Battle of Parma , the commander, Charles de Rohan-Rochefort, Duke of Montbazon, Prince de Montauban (* 1693 - † 1768), sent a message to an officer of the Régiment de Provence , who had requested when his regiment should replace the Picardy regiment in the front. "  Monsieur, vous saurez qu'on ne relève pas Picardie  " (German: "Sir, you know that no one is able to follow Picardy"). The second part of this saying became the motto of unity.

Association badge

The current association badge goes back to the former Régiment de Picardie. It consists of a heraldic shield made of a red field on which a silver cross is placed. The vertical bar bears the inscription «1479» at the top and the inscription «1er RI» at the bottom. A gold heart shield is adorned with a black double-headed eagle. On the upper edge of the escutcheon is the motto "On ne relève pas Picardie" in a white crossbar in black letters

various

At all times in the French army, white was the color of the commander. The companies carried a red flag with a white cross, but the Colonel's company (personal company) carried a white flag with a (embroidered) white cross. This was called "l'enseigne colonelle - body flag". That is why the commander wears a white badge to this day.

Since 2006 the "1 ^er régiment d'infanterie" has had its own, modified infantry beret badge. The grenade was replaced by a traditional uniform head of the French land forces. The regiment's motto was stamped on the lower part of the badge ring.

Special Barettabzeichen the one ^he RI (Since the shutdown of the regiment for D / F Brigade is no longer supported)

today

Since 1968 the regiment has been housed in the "Rabier", "Tourret" and "Dessirier" barracks in Sarrebourg .

Insinuation

The regiment replaces the disbanded 110 ^e RI in the Franco-German Brigade .

composition

Since 1984 the staff has only consisted of long-term and professional soldiers.

• 1 staff and supply company.
• 4 combat companies with VAB
• 1 rapid intervention train (SAED)
• 1 regimental reconnaissance platoon (SRR)
• 1 exploration and support company.
• 1 reservist company (cadre).

1,000 soldiers.

Furnishing

• 82 Véhicule de l'avant blindé (VAB)
• 25 Véhicule Blindé Léger (VBL)
• 27 ERYX units (light anti-tank guided missile)
• 16 devices MILAN (anti-tank guided missile)
• FAMAS
• 8 mortars 81 mm

Known members of the regiment

• 1657: Vauban Capitaine on October 23, 1663
• Charles François de Cisternay du Fay (* 1698; † 1736), later director of the royal gardens, Capitaine 1723
• Jacques Pierre Louis Puthod , Capitaine (later Revolutionary General, Baron of the Empire and Viscount of the Restoration).

Sponsorship

The regiment has been sponsoring Saint-Amand-Montrond ( Cher département ) since April 12, 2003

Footnotes

1. ↑ with the former one ^he regiment d'infantry had nothing to do more
2. ↑ in order to isolate themselves from the Napoleonic spirit, the regiments were now called "Legion de ...".
3. ^ Jean-Pierre Joly: "La ligne du Jabron pendant la peste de 1720" In: Chroniques de Haute-Provence , no 360, été 2008, p. 8
4. ↑ The reserve regiments carried the regimental number of their parent unit, which was increased by a factor of 200
5. ↑ «  Décision n ° 12350 / SGA / DPMA / SHD / DAT du 14 September 2007 relative aux inscriptions de noms de batailles sur les drapeaux et étendards des corps de troupe de l'armée de terre, du service de santé des armées et du service des essences des armées, Bulletin officiel des armées, n ° 27, 9 November 2007  »(German:“ Provision n ° 12350 / SGA / DPMA / SHD / DAT of September 14, 2007 on the appearance of the inscriptions on the flags and standards of the Troops of the army, the medical service and the fuel supply branch. Published with the official army bulletin No. 27 of November 9, 2007 ")
6. ↑ "  Arrêté relatif à l'attribution de l'inscription AFN 1952–1962 sur les drapeaux et étendards des formations des armées et services, du 19 novembre 2004 (A) NORDEF0452926A Michèle Alliot-Marie  " (German: "Order AFN 1952–1962 on the assignment of the inscriptions on the flags and standards of the formations of the army and the services of November 19, 2004 (A) NORDEF0452926A Michèle Alliot-Marie ")
7. ↑ This also applies to units that have already been disbanded, as they can (theoretically) be put back into active service at any time
8. ↑ in the sense of to replace or to replace
9. ↑ ileridefense.over-blog.fr

literature

• “Historique du 1 ^er regiment d'infanterie”, 1952, imprimerie Chotel.
• "Histoire de la guerre Franco Allemande", par le lieutenant colonel Rousset.
• "À partir du Recueil d'Historiques de l'Infanterie Française" (Général Andolenko - Eurimprim 1969).

Web links

• Présentation du 1er RI (site officiel de L'armée Française) .
• chtimiste.com citations collectives des regiments d'infanterie 1914–1918