1st Marine Infantry Regiment

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1st Marine Infantry Regiment
1er régiment d'infanterie de marine (French)
Active	1822 – present
Country	France
Branch	Marine Troops French Army
Type	Regiment
Role	Light armoured cavalry Amphibious warfare Reconnaissance
Size	~1,000
Part of	9th Marine Infantry Brigade 1st Division
Garrison/HQ	Angoulême, France
Motto(s)	Ils ne savent où le destin les mène, seule la mort les arrête (Fr)
Colors	Red and blue
Anniversaries	Bazeilles
Battle honours	Bomarsund 1854 Forts du Pei-Ho 1860 Ki-Hoa 1861 Puebla 1863 Bazeilles 1870 Sontay 1883 La Marne 1914 Champagne 1915 Dobropolje 1918 Tobrouk 1941 Bir-Hakeim 1942 Garigliano 1944 Belfort 1944 Authion 1945 AFN 1952–1962
Commanders
Notable commanders	Louis Brière de l'Isle
Insignia
Beret badge of the Troupes de Marine
Abbreviation	1er RIMa

The 1st Marine Infantry Regiment (French: 1^er régiment d'infanterie de marine, 1^er RIMa) is a French regiment heir of the colonial infantry. The regiment is one of the quatre vieux regiments of the Troupes de Marine, with the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment 2^e RIMa, the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment 3^e RIMa, as well the 4th Marine Infantry Regiment 4^e RIMa (dissolved in 1998). Along with the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment 1^er RAMa and the 2nd Marine Artillery Regiment 2^e RAMa, the 1st Marine formed the Blue Division. The 1^er RIMa is a light armoured unit, since 1986, alike with the régiment d'infanterie-chars de marine RICM.