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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> chasseur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A Chasseur (a French term for "hunter") is the designation given to certain regiments of French light infantry (Chasseurs-Ã -Pied) or light cavalry (Chasseurs-Ã -Cheval) troops, trained for rapid action.
		Chasseur was the Baltimore Clipper commanded by Captain Thomas Boyle, one of the most famous American privateers.
		A chasseur cap is another name for a kepi, which is a cap with a flat, round top and a stiff visor.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/chasseur (627 words)

	History of the 8th BCP - Then and Now.
		Chasseurs a Pied (hunters on foot) were a small branch of the French Army whose training emphasized marksmanship and scouting.
		The Chasseurs were especially active in the Vosges region of France where the terrain was more mountainous and conditions were better suited for their training.
		The Chasseurs a Pied and Chasseurs Alpins (mountain hunters), were especially active in these areas and held long stretches of the line around the Hartmann Willerkopf/ Linge sector, scene of some of the most bitter fighting of the war in near alpine conditions.
	8bcp.tripod.com /id1.html (496 words)

	Beret - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1918, the French 70th Chasseurs Alpins were training with the British Tank Corps.
		The Chasseurs Alpins wore a distinctive large beret and Major-General Sir Hugh Elles, the TC's Colonel, realised that the beret would be practical headwear for his tank crews, forced to move in a reduced space.
		He thought, however, that the Chasseur beret was "too sloppy" and the Basque style beret of the French tank crews was "too skimpy", so a compromise based on the Scottish tam o'shanter was designed and submitted for the approval of George V in November 1923.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Beret (1228 words)

	Le 7ème Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins
		The Chasseurs Alpins Corps to whom our convoy as attached are popularly known as 'The Blue Devils.' The Devil part of their nickname is in flattering allusion to, their valour; the adjective refers to the dark blue colour of their uniforms.
		They display an almost religious observance in the fulfilment of their vow, indicated by the motto of their corps, 'Never to be taken alive.' The corps is recruited from the mountain country of France the men are remarkable for their sturdy physique (they are mostly men of medium height) and for their tenacious courage.
		In 1940, the outnumbered Chasseur Alpins halted the Italians offensive in the Alps;
	cui.unige.ch /~seigneur/7bca.htm (317 words)

	Beret - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Berets vary in colour according to the regiment, and carry a crest pin (sometimes on a coloured background patch) which is of gold colour for officers, silver for sub-officers and bronze for troops.
		The British Army beret dates back to 1918 when the French 70th Chasseurs alpins were training with the British Tank Corps.
		The Chasseurs alpins wore a distinctive large beret and Major-General Sir Hugh Elles, the TC's Colonel, realised this style of headdress would be a practical option for his tank crews, forced to work in a reduced space.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Beret (3466 words)

	The IVA: Bataillon Chasseurs Alpins
		Four Battalions of Chasseurs were shipped across the Atlantic and played their part in efforts to pacify the countryside of Mexico, based in Puebla.
		It began with 12 battalions, formed from the 12 Bataillons de Chasseurs Pied (62nd, 72nd 112nd, 122nd, 132nd, 142nd, 222nd, 232nd, 242nd, 272nd, 282nd and 302nd BCP), whose traditions the 'new' units inherited.
		First came the war against the nationalists of Vietnam, where volunteers of the 112nd, 272nd, 62nd and 132nd BCA fought a war that was the beginning of the end for European colonial rule in Asia.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Bunker/7598/bca.html (1356 words)

	Gunboards - Interesting French Lebel (?) Alpenjager Accessory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Posted - 09/17/2003 : 10:37:59 PM The Chasseurs Alpins were created on December 24, 1888 in response to Italian tension near the French border during that time.
		During WW1 the Chasseurs Alpins or called the "Divisions Bleues" formed the 46e, 47e and 66e DI (Division Infanterie).
		The Chasseurs Alpins carried these everywhere they went, it was a symbol of bieng a member of the Bataillons Chasseurs Alpins, "Diables Bleus".
	www.gunboards.com /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3362 (766 words)

	An Unfortunate Region - Tête des Faux (Buchenkopf)
		The Chasseurs fix their bayonets and push the Germans down their positions of the summit, then rush behind the Bavarians for 150 metres but have to stop in front of very strong defensive organisations.
		Almost 50 Chasseurs are covered with the bodies of the young Jägers shot down.
		In such a mountainous zone, the Chasseurs Alpins essentially use their mules for the supply.
	www.xs4all.nl /~aur/Battlefields/TetedesFaux.htm (3577 words)

	French and Multinational Regiments
		After World War 3, the Chasseurs were transformed into all-regular units and fought alongside the Légion as part of the French effort to re-build Europe and the western hemisphere.
		It is revealing that the Chasseurs provide the only metropolitan infantry fighting on Aurore.
		These units are France's mountain infantry split from the other Chasseur à Pied in the late 19th Century, that traditionally have guarded the Pyrenees and the mountainous border with Italy.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~dheb/2300/Europe/France/regts.htm (1312 words)

	27ème Bataillon De Chasseurs Alpins - Forum Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	WW2 Defeat Introduction
		Some Chasseurs were used to form the motorised infantry Battalions for the newly established Armoured Divisions, although they kept their name meaning foot infantry (Rgt de Chasseurs à pied, RCP).
		Alpine Chasseurs* (Chasseurs Alpins), and in particular their scouts (SES Section d'Eclaireurs Skieurs) were an elite High Mountain troop recruited from local populations with great ski and mountain experience.
		Ahead of their time, their uniform was based on the layer principle and was first tried in 1940 during the Norway Campaign.
	perso.orange.fr /lepoilu/ww2/ww2defeatintro.htm (333 words)

	HyperWar: The Campaign in Norway [Chapter XIII]
		The arrival of the Chasseurs Alpins was followed on 6th May by that of two battalions of the Foreign Legion, which had been formed in February in North Africa, where they were destined to serve again as a 'Free French' unit in 1942.
		Thus the air base got general warnings, but they depended upon the eyes and ears of the watchers and the efficiency of the telephone by which they were transmitted, and it was impossible to dispense with standing patrols all round the clock.
		Moreover, the 14th Chasseurs Alpins, closely supported by warships, had been working eastwards along the shore of the Rombaksfjord and up on to the heights behind, where they joined hands with a part of the Norwegian 7th Brigade.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-NWE-Norway/UK-NWE-Norway-13.html (7735 words)

	Day by Day with the 4th Brigade of Marines: The Gondrecourt Training Area
		Training was carried on in this area under the direction of the Chasseurs Alpins, from July 23 to September 7, 1917.
		This instruction with Chasseur Alpins troops was started by a demonstration at their camp, some miles distant, of the various phases of attack and defense trench work."
		General D'Arman de Pouydraguin, Commanding General of the 47th Division Chasseurs Alpins; Colonel Zerbini, Commanding Officer of the Sixth Group Chasseurs Alpins: the Commanding General of the First Division (American) : Colonel Charles, A. Doyen; and Lieutenant Colonel Logan Feland, inspected the drills of the Second Battalion.
	www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com /4Brgchr3.html (1367 words)

	Chambéry (Municipality, Savoie, France)
		The badge must therefore belong to the Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (BCA - Mountain Troops).
		Mussolini had waited the shameful defeat of June 1940 before entering the war against France - as a reward, the Mussolinian troops occupied Savoy and County of Nice, until replaced by the Nazis after the fall of Mussolini.
		It is the badge of the 13th Battalion of Chasseurs Alpins, one of the original alpine battalions of 1888.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/fr-73-ch.html (597 words)

	The Battle of Mount Froid
		Battle fought by the 4th company of the 6th chasseurs alpins battalion (Sergeant Roger Cerri and Senior Corporal Jean Gilbert were members of this unit).
		On the 5th of April 1945, in spite of frigid conditions, a bitter wind and icy snow, the French battalions launched an offensive against the plateau of Mount Cenis, main part of the enemy defense, which gives access to the Suse valley and Piedmont.
		On the 5th of April, the 4th company of the 11th chasseurs alpins battalion succeeded in conquering the middle and the western strong points.
	worldatwar.net /article/mountfroid/index.html (794 words)

	Alsace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		J'ai Vu' - August 21st, 1915 - dedicated solely to the 'Chasseurs Alpins'
		When the history of the campaign in the Vosges comes to be written, a great many pages will have to be devoted to recounting the exploits of the chasseurs alpins.
		The "Blue Devils" as the Germans have dubbed them, are the Highlanders of the French army, being recruited from the French slopes of the Alps and the Pyrenees.
	www.greatwardifferent.com /Great_War/Alsace/Alsace_03.htm (165 words)

	WWW.POSTCARDMAN.NET - Vintage Old Antique Postcard Postcards
		- FRANCE / GERMANY - "Chasseurs Alpins" in a P.O.W. Camp (Published by Theo Heim - 1/11) (Unused Postcard).
		- FRANCE - "Chasseur Alpin" in Field Dress (Published by E. reynaud - 985) (Postally Used Postcard).
		- FRANCE - "Chasseur Alpin" (Published by E. Reynaud - 453) (Unused Postcard).
	www.postcardman.net /army_chasseursalpins.html (391 words)

	Alsace
		At Le Rudlin, where there is an outpost of Alpine chasseurs, we left the car, and mounted mules for the ascent of the Hautes Chaumes, or High Moors, which crown the summit of the Vosges.
		There were in the neighbourhood of a thousand chasseurs in camp on the shores of the Lac Noir when I was there, the chef de brigade having been, until the beginning of the war, military adviser to the President of China.
		As I looked at these unshaven, unkempt men in their soiled and tattered uniforms, it was hard to make myself believe that they had been a part of that immaculate, confident, and triumphant army which I had seen roll across Belgium like a tidal wave in the late summer of 1914.
	www.greatwardifferent.com /Great_War/Alsace/Alsace_01.htm (8772 words)

	a French Foreign Legion Forum : cervens.net - Mountain warfare -- for Beau Sheep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Back in the days of compulsory service, guys from my grandmother's village up in the French Alps would be sent to regular infantry regiments, while Parisians would be sent to les Chasseurs Alpins.
		France has the best rock and ice climbers in the world, and some of the best overall mountain equipment available on the market (Petzl/Charlet Moser), and yet from what you say Beau the French Army issues crap equipment and questionable training to its soldiers.
		It gets a 'flavour' of what mountain warfare is but it can't be compared to "Chasseurs Alpins" battalions which are 100% dedicated to this type of combat.
	www.cervens.net /legionbbs/printthread.php?t=169 (1251 words)

	Chasseurs alpins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chasseurs alpins wear a special wide beret called "tarte" (= "pie").
		The Chasseurs are easily recognised by their wide beret (when not in battle uniform), named tarte (= pie).
		This page was last modified 19:36, 3 October 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chasseurs_Alpins (234 words)

	Regimental Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		By May 1918 General Elles and Colonel Fuller, when dining together at Bermicourt, discussed the future of the Tank Corps and its uniform.
		Chasseurs Alpins were billeted in the area at this time and General Elles tried on one of their berets.
		He was influenced by the presence of the Chasseurs Alpins, many of whom were trained at British tank schools, and who had a particularly close liaison with the Tanks Corps units.
	www.army.mod.uk /7bde/org/2rtr/traditions.html (2179 words)

	HyperWar: The Campaign in Norway [Appendix A]
		Should you become a casualty or otherwise be prevented from exercising command of the force, command will pass to the next senior British officer, who will exercise command, and in the event of a French General officer being with the force, assume the acting rank of MajorGeneral until another British officer can be appointed.
		Allied forces, consisting of 146 Infantry Brigade and a demi-brigade of Chasseurs Alpins, both under the command of Major-General Carton de Wiart, are based on Namsos.
		Force Maurice has been instructed to send a detachment of too French Chasseurs Alpins to Mosjoen by sea to hold it until relieved by you.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-NWE-Norway/UK-NWE-Norway-A.html (4715 words)

	The Battle of Glieres
		Contrary to most of his colleagues, Vallette d'Osia, commander-in-chief of the 27th chasseurs alpins battalion (mountain light infantry) in Annecy (Haute-Savoie), refused to comply and went underground where he set up the local Armée secrète (underground army).
		At that time, Germany was badly in need of manpower to replace all its mobilized workers.
		From the 13th of February on, the four hundred and fifty maquisards, under the command of officers from the 27th chasseurs alpins battalion, were besieged by two thousand French militiamen and police.
	worldatwar.net /article/glieres (1472 words)

	Informat.io on French Army
		1er-2e Régiment de Chasseurs armoured Regiment in Thierville sur Meuse with 80 Leclerc, 57 VAB and 31 VBL
		7e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (7e BCA) Mountain Infantry Battalion in Bourg St. Maurice with 70 VAB and 12 véhicules de montagne blindés VMB
		4e Régiment de Chasseurs Wheeled Armoured Antitank Regiment in Gap with 36 ERC 90 Sagaie, 20 VAB, 72 VBL and 6 Gazelle helicopters
	www.informat.io /?title=french-army (2461 words)

	An Unfortunate Region - LE LINGE: CHRONOLOGY OF THE COMBATS
		January 8, 1915: Lieutenant-colonel Brissaud-Desmaillet (commanding two groups of battalions of "Chasseurs Alpins") plans an offensive in which the sector of le Linge is included.
		R.I. Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied / B.C.A. Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins / R.I. Régiment d’Infanterie)
		on Le Linge: Chasseurs, 47, 66 and 129 Div.
	www.xs4all.nl /~aur/Battlefields/LeLinge.htm (629 words)

	Le 13 Juillet La REVOLUTION
		Nous sortons dans la rue, et rejoint par des crestois et festivaliers, nous formons un cortège d’environ 200 personnes.
		Nous remontons les rues de Crest et arrivons au pied de la tour au moment où les chasseurs alpins, en rappel, commencent à dérouler le drapeau.
		Conciliants, les chasseurs alpins nous conseillent pour décrocher le drapeau sans mettre en danger ni les personnes présentes ni le matériel.
	13juillet.free.fr /accueil.htm (1069 words)

	Wanted: Chasseurs Alpins pics - Military Photos
		The French mountain CNAM training centre in Briancon has a special, week-long, camouflage course; they have experimented all sorts of camos there...
		The beret is the traditional headgear of the Chasseurs alpin; it originates from the Landes region of France.
		It was (and still is) mostly worn by sheperds because it affords good protection against wind, snow, rain; it can be used as a pouch to pick mushrooms, berries, nuts...it is very distinctive and the Chasseurs alpins are very attached to it.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=69949 (165 words)

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