2nd Marine Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment 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 ; also, alongside the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment 1er RAMa as well as the 2nd Marine Artillery Regiment 2e RAMa which formed the Blue Division.
2nd Marine Infantry Regiment
Ceremony of the enacting of battle group Richelieu of the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment.
Regiment Insignia of the 2e RIMa, Tactical Richelieu Group, GTR 2012-2011.
Ceremony of dissolution of the Tactical Richelieu Group/Battalion on July 7, 2011, following the return from a mission.
The Troupes de Marine 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.
Troupes de marine
Soldier of the Compagnies Franches de la Marine during the Seven Years' War. Musée de l'Armée (Armed Forces Museum).
Helmet of Colonial Troupes.
A "marsouin" standing guard at the Gare de Lyon in 2016.