9th Marine Infantry Brigade
The 9th Marine Infantry Brigade is a light armoured, amphibious unit of the Troupes de marine of the French Army.
Landing French 9th Colonial Infantry Division troops during the invasion of Elba. 16 June 1944.
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.