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The 43rd Infantry Regiment (French: 43e Régiment d'Infanterie or 43e RI) was a French infantry regiment which dated back to the creation in 1638 of the Régiment Royal des Vaisseaux - one of the regiments of the Maison militaire du roi de France (Royal Military House of France) created to serve on boats and in the colonies: all such regiments were, in 1791, given a number in the line-infantry order of battle meaning that they could be considered historically as the "ancestors" of the naval infantry regiments (see 107th Infantry Regiment (France)).
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April 16, 1794: the 1st battalion was reformed by incorporation to the 85th Battle Demi-Brigade (French: 85e demi-brigade de bataille) during the formation of the demi-brigade.
1794: reformation, the 2nd battalion being incorporated to the 86th Battle Demi-Brigade (French: 86e demi-brigade de bataille) during the formation of the demi-brigade.
20 February 1796: formation of the 43rd half-brigade of Infantry of the Line, out of the following units:
34th half-brigade of battle infantry - itself composed of the following units:
6 December 1820: At Brest, takes the name of 43rd Regiment of Infantry of the Line with two battalions from the 16th Legion of Charente-Inférieure and the 48th Legion of the English Channel
On 1 August 1870 the 43rd Infantry Regiment was part of the Army of the Rhine.
With the 5th Battalion of chasseurs under Commandant Carré and the 13th Infantry Regiment under Colonel Lion, the 43rd formed the 1st brigade under the orders of General Véron called Bellecourt.
This 1st brigade together with the 2nd brigade under General Pradier, two batteries of 4 guns and one machine-gun, and one company of engineers constituted the 2nd division of infantry commanded by Major-General Grenier.
On 16 August 1870 the 4th battalion, formed mostly from new arrivals, left the depot to create the 8th March Regiment which formed the 2nd brigade of the 1st division of the XIIIth Army Corps[2]
1 May 1958: The Training Centre and depot of the 43rd Infantry Regiment became the Training centre for the 43rd RI
24 November 1959: Colonel Andrès restored the flag to the 3/43rd Infantry Regiment (Battalion of tradition).
18 September 1962: Battalion Commander Parouty raised the flag at the Fort of Vincennes.
29 February 1964: The Training Centre of the 43rd Infantry Regiment is disbanded.
1 March 1964: The re-creation of the 43rd Infantry Regiment.
4 April 1964: The Regiment receives its flag.
1978: The Regiment is integrated with the 12th division of Infantry comprising 6 companies (1 Command & Support Company (CCS), 3 Combat Companies, and 2 Training Companies)
1984:43rd Infantry and Army Corps Command Regiment (43rd RICCA); comprising 5 companies (1 CCS Company, 3 CQG Companies, 1 Training company)
1 September 1991:43rd Infantry Regiment
2002: Reorganisation of the 43rd Infantry Regiment with establishment in 2 cities (Lille and Douai); composed of 7 companies (2 Command, Support, and Services Company (CCAS), 3 Support for Command (CAC)Companies, 2 Reserve Companies)
2005: New reorganisation with a single garrison in Lille of 3 companies (1 Command and Logistics Company (CCL), 1 CAC, 1 Reserve Company). The garrison at Douai became the 6th RCS.
31 December 2010: dissolution of the 43rd Infantry Regiment
1 January 2011: Becomes the Base Defence Support Group (GSBdD) of Lille, an inter-service body under the Chief of Defence Staff (EMA) which provides general administrative and common support tasks for the benefit of all Ministry of Defence and Veterans units based in the departments of Nord and Pas de Calais. The GSBdD is entrusted with the custody of the Flag and the Hall of Honour of the 43rd Infantry Regiment.
13 January 1940 to 29 June 1940: Veyrier Du Muraud (Pierre)
7 September 1940: Schneider
1 March 1942 to 30 November 1942: Dumas
30 September 1944: Lajouanie (Marcel)
Since 1945
7 January 1946: Paquette (Jean)
16 January 1947 to 31 March 1947: Letang (Michel)
1 January 1949 to 31 January 1949: Masson (Henry)
43rd Half-brigade
1 August 1950: De Toustain du Manoir
21 April 1952: Katz
43rd Infantry Regiment (7 March 1954)
September 1954: Noël (Charles)
10 September 1956: Pénichon (Paul)
1 November 1958 to 31 October 1959: Andres (Pierre)
1 March 1964: Loyer (André)
Ducret Roger
1 July 1967: Delerm (Jean)
1 July 1969: Hautecœur (Jean-Pierre)
31 July 1971: Rouquette (Pierre)
31 July 1973: Philippe (Marcel)
31 July 1975: Moussu (Jean)
1 August 1977: O'Callaghan (Patrick)
1 August 1979: Poudevigne (Jacques)
1 August 1981: Simonet (Rémi)
1 August 1983: Bracoud (Maurice)
1 August 1985: Vautrin (Jacques)
1 August 1987: Gouffault (André-François)
1 August 1989: Barth (Lucien)
2 August 1991: Lavigne (Daniel)
1 September 1993: Dequen (René)
1 September 1995: Gabet (Bernard)
29 August 1997: Hubault (Jean-Armel)
31 August 1999: Amelineau (François)
31 August 2001: Paitier (Marc)
27 June 2003: Baulain (Philippe)
4 July 2005: Louze (Laurent)
4 July 2007: Hameury (François)
6 July 2009: Bialais (Philippe)
Disbanded on 31 December 2010
9 regimental colors out of which 1 "white" Colonel and 8 of Ordinance «, yellow, green, red and black by opposition, & white cross filled with golden Fleur-de-lis and a golden ship in the middle of each cross».[3]
Regimental Colors
Drapeaux d’Ordonnance & Colonel
drapeau colonel
régiment des Vaisseaux de 1638 à 1640
régiment des Vaisseaux-Richelieu de 1640 à 1644
régiment des Vaisseaux-Mazarin de 1644 à 1650
régiment des Vaisseaux-Candale de 1650 à 1658
régiment des Vaisseaux-Mazarin de 1658 à 1661
régiment des Vaisseaux-Provence de 1661 à 1669
régiment Royal des Vaisseaux en 1669
drapeau colonel
régiment Royal des Vaisseaux de 1669 à 1730
drapeau colonel
régiment Royal des Vaisseaux de 1730 à 1791
Uniform
Uniformes
régiment Royal des Vaisseaux de 1720 à 1734
régiment Royal des Vaisseaux de 1734 à 1757
régiment Royal des Vaisseaux de 1762 à 1776
régiment Royal des Vaisseaux de 1776 à 1779
régiment Royal des Vaisseaux de 1779 à 1791
grenadier of the 43rd Line Infantry de 1791 à 1794
March 15, 1661: Louis, Duke of Vendôme, Duke of Mercœur then Duke of Vendôme in 1665, became commander of the Armée de Provence[fr] on April 8, 1652 and commander of the Armée de Lombardie[fr] on April 26, 1656, † August 6, 1669
September 20, 1667: Alexandre Le Bret
March 29, 1679: Louis Potier de Gesvres[fr], Marquis de Gandelus, born November 19, 1660, Brigadier on August 27, 1688, † April 18, 1689
April 24, 1689: Louis, Count of Mailly, Brigadier on 25 April 1691, mestre de camp général of dragons on April 29, 1692, maréchal de camp on March 30, 1693, † April 6, 1699 (aged 37 years 5 months)
March 1, 1702: Isaac Charles de La Rochefoucaud, Count of Montendre,[4] brigadier on January 29, 1702, † August 15, 1702
August 27, 1702: Louis de Régnier, Marquis de Guerchy, baptized on May 18, 1663, Brigadier on January 29, 1702, Maréchal de camp on October 26, 1704, Lieutenant-général of the Armies of the King (French: lieutenant général des armées du roi) on March 29, 1710, † February 13, 1748
June 14, 1705: Thomas Le Gendre de Collandre, Brigadier on March 29, 1710, Maréchal de camp on February 1, 1719, † May 1, 1738 (65 years of age)
March 6, 1719: Pierre Aimé de Guiffrey, Chevalier then Count of Marcieu, Brigadier of infantry on April 3, 1721, Maréchal de camp on August 1, 1734, Lieutenant-general of the Armies of the King (French: lieutenant général des armées du roi) on February 20, 1743
November 25, 1734: Claude Louis François de Régnier, Count of Guerchy, born August 1, 1715, Brigadier on February 20, 1743, Maréchal de camp on June 1, 1745, Lieutenant-general of the Armies of the King (French: lieutenant général des armées du roi) on March 10, 1748
May 26, 1745: Jean-Baptiste Charles Hubert d’Esparbès de Lussan, Chevalier d’Aubeterre
February 21, 1746: Louis Henri d’Esparbès de Lussan, Count of Aubeterre-La-Serre
August 7, 1747: François Emery de Durfort, Count of Civrac, Brigadier on May 1758, declared maréchal de camp on November 1761 while brevetted on February 20
November 30, 1761: Anne Pierre, Marquis de Montesquiou, born October 17, 1739, † December 30, 1798
July 28, 1773: Charles Pierre Hyacinthe, Count of Ossun
March 10, 1788: Frédéric Séraphin de La Tour du Pin-Paulin[fr], Marquis de Gouvernet
October 21, 1791: Joseph Marie Rogon[fr] de Kerkaradec
11 October 1845: the regiment is garrisoned at Toulon; three battalions were deployed to Algiers (two on 31 October and one on 3 November). The regiment established itself in Béjaïa.
9 December 1845 – 4 January 1846: an expedition against the tribes linked to Abdel Kader: this expedition was badly prepared and resulted in the deaths of 66 men, 2 in combat.
14 February 1846: 1st battalion is garrisoned at Philippeville, 2nd battalion is at Sétif. Operations in the region against the tribes in Boutaleb.
12 June 1846: the 1st battalion leaves for Djidjelli, the 2nd is in operation against the Amouchas.
30 April 1847: the 3rd battalion is in operation in Kabylie and subduing the Beni Brahim. The regiment then leaves for Batna then Bône, their new garrison post. Until March 1849, they worked on creating agricultural centres and in pacification.
October-26 November 1849: the Siege and capture of the oasis of Zaatcha. The operation was conducted with the 1st battalion of the Foreign Legion and the 4th company of the 3rd Battalion of the Bat' d'Af (BILA).
May–June 1850: An Infantry battalion is formed and fight in the region of Tébessa against the Nementcha tribe.
6 January 1851: Embarkation on the Vauban, disembarking at Toulon and continued to Langres.
September 1851: The regiment is stationed at Paris.
2 December 1851: The regiment takes part in police operations following the coup d'État.
24 September 1853: The regiment leaves for Mâcon (E-M, depot, 2nd battalion), Lons-le-Saulnier (3rd battalion), and Châlons (1st battalion).
January 1854 - 17 June 1856:Crimean War (Sevastopol): the regiment lost 879 men out of 3,350 engaged which included 500 from disease.
1 October 1887: The regiment provides its 1st battalion to the 147th Infantry Regiment as part of the reorganisation of the corps, which created infantry regiments of three battalions.
In 1939–1940, constantly bombarded by enemy aircraft, the regiment moved to contact the German army in Belgium (fighting on the Dijle) leading to fierce fighting along the Scheldt (Bruille-Saint-Amand). The regiment then regrouped and fought at Dunkirk before being ordered to disarm in Normandy after losing 231 killed and 600 wounded.[7]
Shortage of time nearly led to the loss of the regimental flag. On 21 June 1940 Colonel Gaillard decided, in the face of the German danger, to hide his flag in the basement of Le Mesnil-Rainfray rectory. The flag was returned at the end of the winter of 1941 by Lieutenant Mourgant and Sergeant Menet on the instructions of Lieutenant Vallat, formerly of the 43rd Infantry Regiment. The unit became the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment stationed in Marseille and Digne (one battalion). The regiment recovered the flag which was solemnly presented on 3 May 1941 before the unit was disbanded in 1942 after the invasion of Vichy France by the Germans. It was restored by the Maquis of Nord and Cher and ended the war on the front in the pockets of the Atlantic.
French Army uniform of an infantryman of the 43rd Infantry Regiment in 1940 at the Dunkirk Museum dedicated to Operation Dynamo and defence
Uniform of a French army officer of the 43rd Infantry Regiment in 1940 at the Dunkirk Museum dedicated to Operation Dynamo and defence
The regiment detached the March battalion of the 43rd Infantry Regiment between January 1947 and June 1948 and participated in particular in Operation Léa.
A citation for the March battalion of the 43rd Infantry regiment:
"An elite Regiment, a worthy heir of the Royal des Vaisseaux, presented themselves on their arrival in Indochina, faithful to the finest traditions of their forebears. Engaged for eight months in the sub-sector of Gia Lâm (Tonkin) they have carried out, under the fiery leadership of their chief - Commandant Lejosne, the conquest and pacification of a difficult area between the Canal des Rapides and the Red River. Called on to participate in the liberation of Hà Đông during the freeing of Nam Định, their cleaning-up operation north of the Rapids bridge won admiration for their energy, their offensive spirit which never shrank from the hardest sacrifices.
On 14 May 1947, after a daring raid on the Red River, they seized Việt Trì. Engaged without a moment's rest in the autumn campaign, they once again demonstrated their bite. Placed in difficult conditions on the Claire River at Phu Doan, Lang-Quang, Tuyên Quang, and Sơn Dương, they coped magnificently. They inflicted heavy losses in men and material on the enemy. They are assuredly one of our best Units".
The regiment participated in operations in Morocco and in Algeria from 1952 to 1962 at the cost of 2 officers, 3 NCOs, and 57 men killed.
Reorganisation
On 1 July 2005 the regiment was reorganised to create the 6th RCS of Douai which had: 21 officers, 106 NCOs and 227 voluntary enlisted men divided into two active units: 1 Command & Support (CAS) and 1 CDC.
Mission
The 43rd Infantry Regiment, deployable to any of the forces is subject to the Commandement des Forces Terrestres. Its mission is to ensure the support of various Headquarters in the Lille garrison. It contributes, in compliance with NATO criteria to support the deployment of the Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps – France (RRC-fr) during its operational preparations and during engagements.
Composition
1 company for command and logistics (CCL)
1 company for administration and support (CAS)
1 company for Reserve (5CIR)
Materials
The main materials are interconnected modules that allow rapid provision of mobile headquarters command posts with transport vehicles with trailers to provide movement (a semi-trailer is 38 tons).
Dissolution
The reserve unit: 5th USR company delivered its flag in December 2010.
Its flag had the name "AFN 1952-1962" inscribed on it.
On 31 December 2010 the 43rd Infantry Regiment was dissolved
On 1 January 2011: It became the GSBdD (Group for Support of the Defence Base) of Lille, a joint agency of the EMA with a mission to provide general administrative and common support tasks for the benefit of all formations of the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs based in Nord and Pas de Calais. The GSBdD was entrusted with the custody of the Flag and Hall of Honour for the 43rd Infantry Regiment.
It has sewn in gold letters in its centre strip, the entries shown in the picture below:[8][9]
The tie is decorated with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with 3 citations (30 October 1916, 5 October 1917, and 29 September 1918) at the order of the army (three palms). The 43rd Infantry Regiment also holds the Gold Medal of the City of Milan following its participation in the battles of Solferino and Palestro in 1859.
The regiment detached a Marching battalion in Indochina between January 1947 and June 1948. Its pennant bears the Croix de guerre des Théâtres d'opérations extérieurs with a citation (9 June 1948) at the order of the army (one palm).
They wear a fourragère in the colours of the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
The Blue Star of the Regiment is worn on the focused on the fourragère.
Insignia of the fortified sector of l’Escaut - 1940 (1st model)
Insignia of the fortified sector of l’Escaut - 1940 (2nd model)
Insignia of the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment (1940–1942)
Insignia of the SES of the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment (1940–1942)
Beret Insignia of the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment (1940–1942)
Beret Insignia de béret or fourragère of the 43rd Alpine Infantry Regiment (1940–1942)
Insignia of the Madeline battalion (1945)
Insignia of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (blue waves and characters)
Insignia of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (blue waves and characters on top, red below)
Insignia of the 43rd Infantry Regiment (blue waves and characters on top, blue waves and red characters below)
Insignia of the 43rd Infantry Regiment CCA (1984/1991)
1780: Louis-Joseph Nompar de Caumont (1768–1838), lieutenant in the Royal-Vaisseaux in 1780, Field Marshal (1814), son of Charles Pierre Hyacinthe, Count of Ossun, commanding officer.
Le 1er mars 1702: on sut que Sa Majesté avoit donné le régiment des Vaisseaux au marquis de Montendre. (March 1, 1702: it became known that His Majesty had given the Régiment des Vaisseaux to the Marquis de Montendre." See the memoir of the Marquis de Souches on the reign of Louis XIV, volume 7.
Decision No. 12350/SGA/DPMA/SHD/DAT of 14 September 2007 related to the inscriptions of the names of battles on the flags and standards of the troop corps of the Army, in the Army Health service, and the Army fuel service, Official Army Bulletin, No. 27, 9 November 2007 (in French)
Order regarding the attribution of the inscription AFN 1952–1962 on the flags and standards of Army formations and services of 19 November 2004 (A) NORDEF0452926A Michèle Alliot-Marie (in French)
43rd your insignia by which you are remembered, Captain Ronan Lévesque (in French)
The Royal des vaisseaux in the storm, Colonel Verrier of Mureau, 1954 (in French)
43rd, your badges to remember you?, brochure showing all the insignia of 43rd Infantry Regiment published in 2002. Study by Captain Levesque.
The 43rd R.I. the regiment of Lille, a complete history of the regiment under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Denis Chevignard, Edition La Voix du Nord, 2003 (in French)
The Chapel of the Citadel of Lille, a brochure presenting the architecture and the historical context of the building. The 43rd Infantry Regiment is cited, published in 2005. Study by Chief Adjutant Blanchard.
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with a citation (9 June 1948) at the order of the army (one palm).
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