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
35th Infantry Regiment
Commanders (1964-present)
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 Buryà sa prise de commandement en 2015et en mai 2016 2017 - Colonel Christophe Richard 2019 - Colonel Jean Augier
Flags and uniforms
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-Perrethttp://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2017/08/09/01016-20170809ARTFIG00056-six-militaires-renverses-a-levallois-perret-le-vehicule-en-fuite-est-recherche.php in the Paris suburbs by an automobile whose driver had fled.http://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/hauts-de-seine-un-vehicule-recherche-apres-avoir-renverse-un-groupe-de-militaires-de-l-operation-sentinelle-a-levallois-perret-suivez-notre-direct_2320149.html The anti-terrorist section of Paris is seized of the investigation.http://www.la-croix.com/France/Securite/militaires-blesses-voiture-Levallois-Perret-2017-08-09-1200868620
Battle honours
1809 : Wagram 1812 : Moskowa 1830 : Alger 1854 : Sébastopol 1914 : Alsace l'Ourcq 1915 : Champagne 1916 : Verdun 1918 : Reims 1944 : Résistance Bourgogne 1952-1962 : AFNArrêté relatif à l'attribution de l'inscription AFN 1952-1962 sur les drapeaux et étendards des formations des armées et services, du 19 novembre 2004 (A) NORDEF0452926A Michèle Alliot-Marie
Symbols
Decorations
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with four mentions in dispatches.
Heraldry
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, ()
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20121125061914/http://www.ri35.terre.defense.gouv.fr/