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39th Infantry Regiment (France)

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39th Infantry Regiment
39e régiment d'infanterie
Active1629–1990
Country France
Branch French Army
RoleInfantry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAnglo-French War
Thirty Years' War
Seven Years' War
French Revolutionary War
Napoleonic Wars
World War I
World War II
Cold War
Algerian War

The 39th Infantry Regiment (French: 39e régiment d'infanterie (39e RI)) was a line infantry regiment of the French Army.

History

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It was formed in 1629 as the régiment du baron de Mesle, formed of Belgian recruits. It was renamed the régiment d’Isle-de-France in 1762 then the 39th Line Infantry Regiment in 1791. It was renamed a demi-brigade in 1793 but retained the numeral 39. It resumed its 1791 title in 1803, before being renamed the Légion de la Seine inférieure (1815), then the 1re légion de la Seine inférieure (1819). It resumed its 1791 title yet again in 1820, before that title was simplified to 39th Infantry Regiment in 1882. It was active under that name from 1914 to 1940, 1944 to 1946, 1956 to 1963 and 1964 to 1990, when it was finally disbanded.

Former officers

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Further reading

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  • Smith, Leonard V. (1994). Between Mutiny and Obedience: The Case of the French Fifth Infantry Division during World War I. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-60173-1.