Indochina: 21st Colonial Infantry Regiment

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Dear Gentlemen,

 

The insignia of the 21st Colonial Infantry Regiment (21e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale - 21e R.I.C.), non homologué (the homologation H 277 is a mistake*) Drago-Paris-Nice 43, rue Olivier Metra Déposé:

 

 

* A few insignias made by Drago have a wrong or mistaken "homologation".

 

21st Marine Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

 

After the Liberation of France and the German campaign, its battalions served in French Indochina. He landed in Saigon at the end of 1945 with the 9th DIC and operated in Cochinchina and then in Tonkin8. Soldiers of the unit were among the victims of the Bac Ninh incident on August 3, 1946, an ambush by the Viet Minh, then officially neutral vis-à-vis the French forces.

On October 31, 1949, the regiment was disbanded and its three battalions became autonomous2. In April-May 1950, the III/21st RIC took part in Operation Pablaing targeting Viet Minh bases in the Đông Triều massif. October 1, 1952, the 1st Battalion became the 62nd Vietnamese Battalion and the 2nd Battalion became the 63rd Vietnamese Battalion. The 3rd Battalion was renamed BM/21e RIC (marching battalion) on 1 January 19532.

It was recreated in October 1954 from the three African marching battalions of the CEFEO (1st & 3rd battalions formed on 1 October by renaming BM1 and BM3/AOF and 2nd battalion formed on 1 November by renaming BM 2/ACF).

Disbanded again on 22 March 1955, it was recreated on 16 May 1955 as the 21st RIC from the 110th RIC. On 1 December 1958, it became the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment in West Germany (French Forces in Germany).

After the Indochina campaigns from September 1945 to July 1954. In turn in Lower Cochinchina, in Annam and in Tonkin thanks to two commendations, he earned the fourragère in the colors of the ribbon of the Croix de Guerre of the foreign theaters of operations.

 

21e régiment d'infanterie coloniale (21e RIC) - Nos ancêtres dans la Grande Guerre - Geneanet

 

Drapeau du 2e bataillon du 21e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale (RIC), ANONYME FRANCAIS 20ème siècle - Portail officiel des Musées de Reims

 

Yours sincerely,

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