# 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment (France)

The 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment (French: 3$^e$ Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine, 3$^e$ RAMa) 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 (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, 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 (1$^{er}$ RIC), 21st Colonial Infantry Regiment (21$^e$ RIC), 23rd Colonial Infantry Regiment (French: 23$^e$ Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale, (23$^e$ R.I.C)), 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 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 (Vernon since October 1, 1945)
* 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 (3rd Division) since July 1, 1999.

### Campaigns

| Campaign Participation Engagement ( 1813 - 1918 ) 1813 : Hanau 1844 : Mogador 1892 : Dahomey 1900 : Tien-Tsin 1908 - 1913 : Maroc 1915 : Champagne 1916 : La Somme Campaign Participation Engagement ( 1940 - 1991 ) 1942 : Fezzan 1943 : Sud Tunisien 1944 : Paris 1944 : Strasbourg | Campaign Participation Engagement ( 1991 - 2001 ) 1991 - 2001 : UNPROFOR Campaign Participation Engagement ( 2000–Present ) 2003 : Martinique 2003 : Guadeloupe 2003 : Djibouti 2003: Côte d’Ivoire 2004 : Côte d’Ivoire 2004 : Tchad 2005 : Kosovo 2005 : Cameroun 2005 : Guyane 2005 : Djibouti | 2006 : Côte d'Ivoire 2006 : Polynesia 2007 : Djibouti 2007 : Cameroun 2007 : Tchad 2007 : Guadeloupe 2007 : Afghanistan 2008 : Kosovo 2008 : Afghanistan 2009 : Afghanistan 2009 : Tchad 2009 : Central African Republic 2010 : Afghanistan 2010 : New Caledonia 2011 : Afghanistan 2011 : Djibouti | 2011 : Guyane 2011 : Martinique 2011 : Côte d'Ivoire 2011 : Senegal 2012 : Tchad 2013 : Tchad 2013 : Mali 2013 : Djibouti 2013 : Senegal |

## 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
### Insignia

* Insignia of the 3$^e$ RAC
* Insignia of the 3$^e$ RAMa
* Shoulder Insignia

### 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
* Croix de la Valeur militaire with :
** 1 vermeil star (September 2013)
* Croix de guerre 1914-1918
* Croix de guerre 1939-1945
* Fourragere with colors of the croix de guerre 1914 1918 with olive color of the croix de guerre 1939 1945
* Fourragere with colors of the Ordre de la Libération
* U.S. Presidential Unit Citation
* Croix de la Valeur militaire

### 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 |