3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment

3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment (3ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains) was an infantry regiment belonging to the Army of Africa which was part of the French Army following the First World War.

The term "Tirailleur" emerged in the Napoleonic era to refer to a type of light infantry whose role was to skirmish ahead of the main columns.

The regiment was founded on 1 January 1920 with the 5th, 7th and 12th Bataillons, under the command lieutenant-colonel Féral.

The regiment has been dissolved and recreated a number of times.

[1] It was first formed in Morocco on 1 January 1920 as the "3e régiment de marche de tirailleurs marocains" (3RMTM) composed of three march battalions of auxiliary troops.

The band of the 3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment enetring Frankfurt 6 April 1920