3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment
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| 3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 3ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains | |
 Regimental badge of the 3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment | |
| Disbanded | 1955 |
| Country | French protectorate in Morocco |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Tirailleurs |
| Role | Light Infantry Security assistance |
| Battle honours | Morocco 1922-34 Indochine 1948-1954 |
3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment (3ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains) was an infantry regiment belonging to the Army of Africa which was part of the French Army following the First World War.
The term "Tirailleur" emerged in the Napoleonic era to refer to a type of light infantry whose role was to skirmish ahead of the main columns.It was later used by the French Army to refer to infantry recruited in the French colonial territories during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The regiment was founded on 1st January 1920 with the 5th, 7th and 12th Bataillons, under the command lieutenant-colonel Féral.
Creation and dissolution over time
The regiment has been dissolved and recreated a number of times.[1] It was first formed in Morocco on 1st January 1920 as the "3e régiment de marche de tirailleurs marocains" (3RMTM) composed of three march battalions of auxiliary troops.
- 1920: renamed the 63rd North African Tirailleurs Regiment (R.T.N.A.).
- 1929: reverted to the 3rd Régiment Tirailleurs Marocains
- 1934: dissolved
- 1935: recreated
- 1940: dissolved
- 1941: recreated and dissolved
- 1943: recreated
- 1945: dissolved
- 1948: recreated
- 1955: dissolved
- ^ "Les tirailleurs - 3e RTM". www.les-tirailleurs.fr. les-tirailleurs.fr. Retrieved 25 November 2017.