French Fusiliers Marins

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military formation naval infantry unit

The French Fusiliers Marins are elite French naval infantry troops specializing in the protection of naval bases, ships, and strategic maritime facilities, as well as expeditionary and amphibious operations.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
French 1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos 1
French Commandos Marine 1
French Naval Infantry 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military formation ⓘ
naval infantry unit ⓘ
allegiance French Republic ⓘ
country France ⓘ
equipment light armored vehicles ⓘ
patrol craft ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
garrisonLocation Brest ⓘ
Cherbourg ⓘ
Lorient ⓘ
Toulon ⓘ
overseas French naval bases ⓘ
isEliteUnit true ⓘ
language French ⓘ
militaryRole amphibious warfare ⓘ
base security ⓘ
expeditionary operations ⓘ
force protection ⓘ
naval infantry ⓘ
mottoLanguage French ⓘ
nativeName French Fusiliers Marins self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fusiliers marins
notableEngagement Algerian War of Independence ⓘ
surface form: Algerian War

Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
First Indochina War ⓘ
surface form: Indochina War

World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
counter-terrorism maritime operations ⓘ
peacekeeping operations ⓘ
operatesIn French overseas territories ⓘ
international maritime theaters ⓘ
Metropolitan France ⓘ
surface form: metropolitan France
partOf French Navy ⓘ
primaryTask maritime security operations ⓘ
protection of French naval bases ⓘ
protection of French warships ⓘ
protection of strategic maritime facilities ⓘ
serviceBranch French Navy ⓘ
surface form: Marine nationale
specialization amphibious assault support ⓘ
boarding operations ⓘ
close protection of naval assets ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ
port security ⓘ
subUnit compagnies de fusiliers marins ⓘ
protection forces for major naval bases ⓘ
training amphibious operations training ⓘ
infantry combat training ⓘ
maritime security training ⓘ
uniform French Navy uniform ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Navy → hasComponent → French Fusiliers Marins ⓘ
French Navy → hasComponent → French Fusiliers Marins ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Commandos Marine
French Navy → hasComponent → French Fusiliers Marins ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Naval Infantry
French Fusiliers Marins → nativeName → French Fusiliers Marins self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fusiliers marins
Sword Beach → notableUnit → French Fusiliers Marins ⓘ
this entity surface form: French 1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos