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The only Amiral de la Flotte (Admiral of the Fleet) was François Darlan after he was refused the dignity of Admiral of France. Equivalent to the dignity of Marshal of France , the rank of Admiral of France remains theoretical in the Fifth Republic ; it was last granted in 1869, during the Second Empire , but retained during the Third Republic ...
The Troupes de marine were removed from this division in 1976 to form a separate intervention force, and the 9 e Brigade d'Infanterie de Marine was expanded on 1 January 1976 to form the 9 e Division d'Infanterie de Marine (9e DIMa). This division was the amphibious component of the Force d'Intervention, which was renamed the Force d'Action ...
Troupes de marine, a corps of the current French Army; Force maritime des fusiliers marins et commandos has command and control over the following: Fusiliers Marins, the current force in charge of providing protection for French naval vessels and facilities. Commandos Marine, the Special Operation Forces (SOF) of the French Navy.
In France, under the Ancien Régime, the Gardes de la Marine (Guards of the Navy), or Gardes-Marine were young gentlemen undergoing training to be naval officers. The training program was established by Cardinal Richelieu in 1670 and lasted until Admiral Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix abolished it in 1786.
The first true French Royal Navy (French: la Marine Royale) was established in 1624 by Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII. During the French Revolution, la Marine Royale was formally renamed la Marine Nationale.
Bigor (artillerie de la marine; see Troupes de marine): A term either from the gunner's order to fire (Bigue de hors) or a term for a species of winkle (bigorneau) because they would stick to their emplacements and couldn't be removed easily. Colo (French Colonial Forces): The former term for the troupes de la marine when they were colonial troops.
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Adolphe Auguste Marie Lepotier, Les fusiliers marins, Editions France, 1962. L’évolution des opérations amphibies, La Revue maritime, n° 198, avril 1963, p. 424. Raymond Maggiar, Les fusiliers marins dans la division Leclerc, du débarquement en Normandie, en passant par Paris et Strasbourg jusqu'à Berchtesgaden, Paris : Albin Michel, 1947.