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The 21st Marine Infantry Regiment ((フランス語:21e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine)) (21e RIMa) is a unit of the French Army descended from the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment (2e RIMa), It was also known as 2nd Colonial Infantry Regiment (2e RIC). It is one of the oldest and most decorated regiments of the French marines. Modern French marines are controlled by the army, not the navy as is common in the military of other nations. These units are often descended from colonial garrisons and overseas intervention forces rather than being shipborne soldiers. == Creation and designations == The 21e RIMa (or 21e RIC) has been the name of several formations throughout history. The 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment was created in 1899 to garrison overseas colonies and function as expeditionary troops. In 1901 the regiment became the 2nd Regiment of Colonial Infantry. This was part of a larger renaming process when the War Department took control of naval troops. On January 17, 1901 the 21st Regiment of Colonial Infantry (21e RIC) was established from a cadre provided by the 2e RIC. In July 1940 the regiment surrendered near the village of Parey-Saint-Césaire south of Nancy after taking enormous casualties. On 1 September 1940 the 21e RIC was reformed by the Vichy Regime under the terms of the Second Armistice at Compiègne, but it was disbanded on 8 November 1942. On 1 November 1944 the 4th Regiment of Senegalese Infantry was renamed the 21e RIC. It was again disbanded on 22 March 1955. A new 21e RIC was created on 16 May 1955. This regiment became the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment (21e RIMa), again as part of a general renaming of colonial troops back to marines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「21st Marine Infantry Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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