Les marsouins (The porpoises) Les bigors (The winkles)
Motto(s)
Et au Nom de Dieu, vive la coloniale! ("And in the name of God, long live the Coloniale!")
Colors
Red and blue
March
Hymne de l'Infanterie de marine
Anniversaries
Bazeilles (31 August - 1 September)
Engagements
Siege of La Rochelle (1627-1628)
Franco-Spanish War
Franco-Dutch War
Nine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Polish Succession
King George's War
Seven Years' War
French and Indian War
American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
First Franco-Mexican War
Franco-Moroccan War
Crimean War
Second Opium War
Cochinchina Campaign
Second Franco-Mexican War
Franco-Prussian War
Sino-French war
Tonkin campaign
Second Madagascar expedition
Boxer Rebellion
First World War
Second World War
Indochina War
Suez Crisis
Algerian War
Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990)
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (1978–present)
Multinational Force in Lebanon (1982-1984)
Gulf War
Bosnian War
Kosovo War
War on terror
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)
First Ivorian Civil War
Second Ivorian Civil War
Mali War
Operation Serval (2013-2014)
Operation Barkhane (2014-2022)
Central African Republic Civil War
Operation Sangaris (2013-2016)
Commanders
Current commander
Père de l'Arme ("Father of the Marine Corps") General Alain Vidal
Notable commanders
Général Joseph Gallieni Général Marcel Bigeard Jacques Testard de Montigny
Insignia
Beret badge of the Troupes de Marine
Abbreviation
TDM
Military unit
The Troupes de Marine (lit.'Marine Troops') or TDM, sometimes simply referred to as "French Marines" in English, are one of the major components of the French Army and comprise several specialties: infantry, airborne, armoured cavalry, artillery, engineering, and transmissions (signals). Characterized by their fundamental vocation for service beyond the seas, including in French overseas territories and, formerly, in French colonies, the Marines have taken part in all French military campaigns since the corps' foundation, both on home soil and in theaters of operations around the world. They are stationed in Metropolitan France, in many French overseas departments and territories, as well as in Africa.[1][2]
Historically amphibious warfare specialists, the French Marines were pioneers of professionalization since the late 1960s and are well suited for military campaigns abroad. From Gabon in 1964 to Afghanistan in 2002, and from the First Gulf War in 1990 to Mali in 2013, their units took part in more than sixty military operations over six decades. As they represent a core asset of French expeditionary capabilities, they are highly trained soldiers and noted for their professionalism and strong esprit de corps.[3][4][5] With a strength of over 17,000 men as of 2022, the Troupes de Marine consist of 26 regiments and amount to around 15% of the French Army.[6]
^"Armée de terre - Les Troupes de Marine en 1990 Revue n° 509 Mai 1990 - p. 189-190". May 1990.
^"Les troupes de marine tout en haut du générique du film "En avant"". 12 November 2012.
^"Armée de terre - Les Troupes de Marine en 1990 Revue n° 509 Mai 1990 - p. 189-190". May 1990.
^"Troupes de marine". 17 February 2023.
^"Les troupes de marine tout en haut du générique du film "En avant"". 12 November 2012.
^"Les troupes de marine tout en haut du générique du film "En avant"". 14 November 2022.
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