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94th Infantry Regiment (France)

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94th Infantry Regiment
Flag of the regiment, depicting its battle honours
Active1709–1993,
2005-Present
CountryFrance
BranchFrench Army
infantry
TypeInfantry regiment
Roleinfantry
Motto(s)On l'engage pour vaincre
(We engage to win)
AnniversariesSaint Maurice
EngagementsNapoleonic Wars (Austerlitz),
First World War (Marne, Somme, Verdun, Chemin des Dames),
Battle of France, Algerian War
Battle honoursVALMY 1792
MARENGO 1800
AUSTERLITZ 1805
FRIEDLAND 1807
ANVERS 1832
LA MARNE-L'YSER 1914
LA SOMME 1916
L'AISNE-VERDUN 1917
MONTDIDIER 1918
AFN 1952–1962
Flag of the regiment from 1709 to 1780
Uniform in 1762

The 94th Infantry Regiment (94e régiment d’infanterie or 94e RI) is a French Army regiment. It originated in 1709 as a German regiment in the French army known as the régiment Royal-Bavière. From 1780 to 1791 it was known as the régiment Royal-Hesse-Darmstadt. It is the inheritor of the traditions of the French Imperial Guard and thus is also known as the Grenadiers de la Garde or La Garde rather than by its number. In addition to its traditions being from the Imperial Guard, their beret insignia is that of a French Imperial Eagle. After having been dissolved in 1993 following the reorganization of the French army in 1993, it was reformed in 2005. Retaining its name and traditions, it is now the regiment in the French army that specializes in urban combat (Combat en Zone Urbain or CENZUB in French).

Flag with battle honors

References

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  • Paul Martin, « Le Régiment Royal Hesse-Darmstadt », L'Essor, No. 77
  • Louis Maufrais (2008). J'étais médecin dans les tranchées. 2 août 1914 – 14 juillet 1919 (in French). Paris: Robert Laffont. p. 331. ISBN 978-2221109182.
  • Paul Détrie (1995). Lettres du front à sa femme. 5 août 1914 – 26 février 1919 (in French). Grenoble: Pointcom'. p. 584.