35th Infantry Regiment (France)

35th Infantry Regiment
35e régiment d'infanterie
200px Regimental badge of the 35th Infantry Regiment
Active	1604 — present
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Mechanized infantry
Garrison/HQ	Belfort
Nickname(s)	The Ace of Clubs
Motto	Tous gaillards, pas d’traînards
Colours	Yellow
Anniversaries	30 June 1830 (Invasion of Algiers)
Insignia
Identification symbol	100px
Abbreviation	35e RI

35th Infantry Regiment (35e régiment d'infanterie) is an infantry regiment of the French Army. Its origins date back to the formation of the régiment de Nemond in 1604 by a member of the gentry from Lorraine whose surname was Némond. During World War I it was nicknamed As de Trèfle (Ace of Clubs). It is now based at the garrison in Belfort.

Notable figures who have served with the regiment or its predecessors include the brothers Louis and Auguste de Keralio (from 1734 to 1749), Étienne-Charles de Damas-Crux (second in command of the régiment d'Aquitaine on 3 October 1779), Maurice Chevalier (in 1913) and Jean Chrétien Fischer.

Lineage

Predecessors

• 1604 : Creation of the régiment de Nemond
• 1618 : régiment de la Force
• 1661 : régiment de Durfort-Montgomery
• 1665 : régiment de Durfort-Rauzan
• 1670 : régiment Duc d'Anjou
• 1671 : renamed the régiment d'Anjou
• 1753 : renamed the régiment d'Aquitaine
• 1776 : its 2nd and 4th battalions reformed the régiment d'Anjou

Commanders (1964-present)

File:The French Army marching contingents passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 67th Republic Day Parade 2016, in New Delhi on January 26, 2016.jpg

The French Army contingent from the 35th Infantry Regiment passes through the Rajpath during the Delhi Republic Day parade in 2016.

• 1964 - Colonel Dufour
• 1966 - Colonel Claude Vanbremeersch
• 1968 - Colonel de Lavalette
• 1969 - Colonel René Imbot
• 1971 - Colonel Botella
• 1973 - Colonel Poudelet
• 1975 - Colonel Greyfié de Bellecombe
• 1977 - Colonel Jeancolas
• 1979 - Colonel Lacapelle
• 1981 - Colonel Philippe Thérenty
• 1983 - Colonel Philippe Mercier
• 1985 - Colonel Maillols
• 1987 - Colonel d'Ornano
• 1989 - Colonel Kaeppelin
• 1991 - Colonel Diot
• 1993 - Colonel Pelissier
• 1995 - Colonel Barlet
• 1997 - Colonel Boone
• 1999 - Colonel de Foucault
• 2001 - Colonel Egnell
• 2003 - Colonel Duffour
• 2005 - Colonel Dumain
• 2007 - Colonel Duval
• 2009 - Colonel Rondeau
• 2011 - Colonel Bertrand Joret
• 2013 - Colonel Ivan Martin
• 2015 - Lieutenant Colonel Paul Bury
• 2017 - Colonel Christophe Richard
• 2019 - Colonel Jean Augier

Flags and uniforms

• Rég de Némon 1604-1618.png

  Flag from 1604 to 1618

• Rég de La Force 1618.png

  Flag from 1618 to 1661

• Rég de Durfort-Montgomery 1661.png

  Flag from 1661 to 1665

• Rég de Durfort-Rauzan 1665.png

  Flag from 1665 to 1669

• Rég de Duc d Anjou 1669.png

  flag 1669 to 1670

• Rég d Anjou 1670.png

  flag from 1670 to 1753

• Rég d Aquitaine 1753.png

  Flag of the Regiment of Aquitaine between 1670 and 1720

• Anjou inf 1720.png

  Uniform of the Regiment of Aquitaine in 1720

• Anjou inf 1734.png

  Uniform of the Regiment of Aquitaine in 1734

• 19RIAquitaine1762.png

  Uniform of the Regiment of Aquitaine between 1762 and 1776

• Rég d Aquitaine 1753.png

  Flag of the Regiment of Aquitaine between 1753 and 1791

• Aquitaine 36RI 1779.png

  Uniform of the Regiment of Aquitaine between 1779 and 1791

Present day activities

In January 2016, 124 soldiers from the regiment and a ceremonial military band contingent based in Lyon marched down Rajpath in New Delhi for the 67th Republic Day parade. On August 9, 2017, six soldiers from the 35th Infantry Regiment participating in Opération Sentinelle were wounded in Levallois-Perret in the Paris suburbs by an automobile whose driver had fled. The anti-terrorist section of Paris is seized of the investigation.

Battle honours

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• 1809 : Wagram
• 1812 : Moskowa
• 1830 : Alger
• 1854 : Sébastopol
• 1914 : Alsace l'Ourcq
• 1915 : Champagne
• 1916 : Verdun
• 1918 : Reims
• 1944 : Résistance Bourgogne
• 1952-1962 : AFN

Symbols

Decorations

File:Fourragère aux couleurs de la médaille militaire.jpg

Fourragère in colours of the Médaille militaire worn by soldiers of the 35e RI

Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with four mentions in dispatches.

Heraldry

File:Insigne35RI.jpg

The insignia was created in 1952 and consists of a silver clover, with a bypassed link, placed on a terrace of the same, embellished with the number and the acronym regiment On the dextral slope, the inscription says "Tous gaillards". It symbolizes the courage of the soldiers of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian War.

Current status

Composition

• Infantry Companies
  • 1er Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company
  • 2e Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company
  • 3e Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company
  • 4e Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company
  • 9e Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company
  • Compagnie d'Appui - Support Company
    • Section d'Appui Direct - Direct Support Section
    • Section tireurs d'élite longue distance - Long Range Sniper Section
    • Section d'aide à l'engagement débarqué - Landed Engagement Assistance Section
• Support Companies
  • Compagnie de commandement et de logistique - Command and logistical support company
  • 5e Compagnie de réserve - Reserve infantry company

Bibliography

• Archives militaires du Château de Vincennes.
• À partir du Recueil d'Historiques de l'Infanterie Française (Général Andolenko - Eurimprim 1969).
• Lieutenant-colonel Bourdiaux, Histoire du 35e régiment d'infanterie
• Pascal Collot, L'As de Trèfle sous les orages d'acier, Les Éditions comtoises, 2002, (ISBN 978-2-914425-13-1)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20121125061914/http://www.ri35.terre.defense.gouv.fr/