11th Marine Artillery Regiment

11th Marine Artillery Regiment
11th Marine Artillery Regiment
11e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine.
	; Regimental Insignia of the 11e R.A.C ; Regimental Insignia of the 11e R.A.Ma
Active	1785; 1914 – 1946; 1951 – present
Country	France
Branch	Marine Troops French Army; ;
Type	Regiment
Role	Artillery; Amphibious warfare; Reconnaissance; Anti-aircraft warfare
Part of	9th Marine Infantry Brigade; 1st Division
Garrison/HQ	Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, France
Nickname(s)	Regiment of the Orient
Motto(s)	Alter post fulmina terror; "L'autre terreur après la foudre" (Fr) ; "The other Terror after Bolts of Lightning" (Eng)
Colors	Red and blue
Anniversaries	Bazeilles
Engagements	World War I; World War II; Lebanese Civil War Multinational Force in Lebanon; Gulf War; War on Terror (2001–Present) War in Afghanistan (2001–present);
Battle honours	Lützen 1813;; Mexique 1838–1863;; Sébastopol 1855;; Sontay Lang Son 1883–1884;; Dahomey 1892;; Madagascar 1895;; Champagne 1915–1918;; La Somme 1916; Koweït 1990–1991;
Insignia
Beret badge of the Troupes de Marine
Abbreviation	11e RAMa

The 11th Marine Artillery Regiment (France) (French: 11^e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine, 11^e RAMa) is an artillery regiment of the French Army. The regiment constitutes the fire support unit of the 9th Marine Infantry Brigade. The regiment employs around 950 men, fielding TRF1 155mm howitzers and MO-120-RT-61 120mm mortars. The regiment was founded in a third operational phase in 1951.

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