Active 1604 — present Branch French Army Garrison/HQ Belfort | Country France Type Mechanized infantry Nickname(s) The Ace of Clubs | |
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35th Infantry Regiment (35e régiment d'infanterie) is an infantry regiment of the French Army. Its origins date back to the formation of the régiment de Nemond in 1604 by a member of the gentry from Lorraine whose surname was Némond. During World War I it was nicknamed As de Trèfle (Ace of Clubs). It is now based at the garrison in Belfort.
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Notable figures who have served with the regiment or its predecessors include the brothers Louis and Auguste de Keralio (from 1734 to 1749), Étienne-Charles de Damas-Crux (second in command of the régiment d'Aquitaine on 3 October 1779), Maurice Chevalier (in 1913) and Jean Chrétien Fischer.
Predecessors
1917
Farmer from Jura, civria village, Henri Romand. 3 citations of the French Army, 7 fight injuries, sergeant, cleaner slice.
Battle honours
Decorations
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with four mentions in dispatches.