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2nd Marine Infantry Regiment | |
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2e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine | |
Active | 1831 - present |
Country | France |
Branch | |
Type | Regiment |
Role | Infantry Amphibious warfare Urban warfare Close-quarters combat |
Part of | 9th Marine Infantry Brigade 1st Division |
Garrison/HQ | Le Mans, France |
Motto(s) | Fidelitate et honore, terra et mare (Fidelity and honor on land and sea). |
Colors | Red and blue |
Anniversaries | Bazeilles |
Battle honours | Bomarsund 1854 Puebla 1863 Bazeilles 1870 Tuyen-Quan 1885 La Marne 1914 Champagne 1915 La Somme 1916 L'Aisne-Verdun 1917 Kub Kub 1941 El Alamein 1942 Takrouna 1943 Ponté Corvo 1944 Toulon 1944 Colmar 1945 Indochine 1947–1954 AFN 1952–1962 |
Insignia | |
Beret badge of the Troupes de Marine | |
Abbreviation | 2e RIMa |
The 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment (French: 2e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, 2e RIMa) is an infantry regiment of the Troupes de marine in the French Army, the only regiment to bear 16 battle honours inscriptions of the regimental colors. The regiment is one of the "quatre vieux" regiments of the Troupes de marine, with the 1st Marine Infantry Regiment 1er RIMa, the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment 3e RIMa and the 4th Marine Infantry Regiment 4e RIMa (dissolved in 1998); also, alongside the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment 1er RAMa as well as the 2nd Marine Artillery Regiment 2e RAMa which formed the Blue Division.