France / Indochina: Colonial Artillery Regiment of Morocco

[No one]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

Presentation of the insignia of the Colonial Artillery Regiment of Morocco (Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale du Maroc - RACM), homologué H 192 in 1947, Drago Paris:

 

 

The badge above was used to make this one below by casting in Indochina:

 

 

Régiment d'artillerie coloniale du Maroc — Wikipédia

 

Creation and different names:

5 May 1911: Colonial Artillery Group of Morocco

September 20, 1912: colonial artillery from Morocco

March 22, 1924: 1st Colonial Artillery Regiment of Morocco

July 15, 1925: Colonial Artillery Regiment of Morocco

16 October 1934: Autonomous Colonial Artillery Group of Morocco

April 1, 1937: Colonial Artillery Regiment of Morocco

June 30, 1955: I/Colonial Artillery Regiment of Morocco

September 1, 1958: I/9th Marine Artillery Regiment

July 1, 1974: the 9th RAMa receives the traditions of the colonial artillery regiment of Morocco.

August 1, 1992: dissolution of the 9th RAMa

 

It was my uncle unit "3e Groupe du Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale du Maroc" (see France / Indochina: 9th Colonial Infantry Division - 1943~1947)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

His war diary (80 pages) :

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Indochina a soccer match:

 

 

Le Général De Gaulle:

 

 

 

 

Jacques Chaban-Delmas Jacques Chaban-Delmas - Wikipedia :

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

[TracA]

No One,

 

What a wonderful collection of family history. It is awesome to have those items in your possession.

 

All the best,

 

Tracy

[No one]

Dear TracA,

 

Thank you.I could manage to get also the medals and papers of some of my other relatives.

 

Here is the miniature of the insignia of the RACM, this one I bought a few years ago Drago-Paris:

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one