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A marine corps is a branch of a nation's armed forces incorporating Marine s, intended to be capable of mounting Amphibious Assaults using infantry, armour, aircraft, and watercraft. The role of a Marine Corps can differ between nations. Many countries, including Spain, Germany, France and Russia describe these combatant groups as "naval infantry." In modern warfare, Marines are usually elite, highly mobile troops, and are used in situations that do not always involve naval elements. For example, the United States Marine Corps , the largest in the world, is often used as a stopgap when an emergency military situation breaks out, to perform military operations until specialised forces arrive.

Historically, Marines were part of the navy and served onboard Warship s. They assisted the crew in battles, boarded enemy ships, conducted small coastal raids, and protected the officers from Mutiny by the crew. Eventually they have become the primary Landing Force .


LIST OF NATIONAL MARINE CORPS, BY COUNTRY

Note that some countries do not differentiate branches of their armed forces, as Israeli Defense Forces .


CURRENT



Argentina

  • The Argentine Marine Corps (military acronym: IMARA - ''Infantería de Marina de la Armada de la República Argentina'') is a part of the Argentine Navy . Argentine Marines have the same rank insignia and titles as the rest of the Navy. It is composed of the following:

  • ---Fleet Marine Force (one Marine Battalion, plus artillery, air defense, communications, logistics, engineer and vehicle units), the

  • ---Southern Marine Force (2 Marine Battalions), a

  • ---River Operations Battalion, a

  • ---Special Forces Unit and

  • ---several Security Battalions and Companies.



Brazil

  • The Brazilian Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais), is anexed to the Brazilian Navy . It is the second largest such force in the world. The Marine Corps is composed of an Operational Brigade and some Guard & Ceremonial Duty Battalions.

    • China



Finland

  • Finnish Coastal Ranger Command (Uusimaa Brigade) in Tammisaari is part of the Finnish Navy. This detachment is the only swedish-speaking unit in the Finnish Defence Forces.



France

  • France has two types of marine forces:

    • :# The Troupes De Marine are French Army units which were formerly titled ''Colonial Troops'' and were army troops who wore an anchor patch and served overseas, but were the responsibility of the French Navy for administration. Nowadays, Marine troops consist Marine Infantry (''Infanterie de Marine''), Marine Artillery (''Artillerie de Marine''), Marine Armor (''Chars de Marine''). Marine troops wear an anchor patch but belong nowadays to the French Army .

:# The French Navy is called the Marine Nationale, and it includes the Naval Fusiliers, '' Fusiliers Marins '' or FUSMAR, who protect naval bases and serve on capital ships. Currently the Naval Fusiliers consists of 14 Companies of Fusiliers and a small Commando Battalion (FUSCO, or ''fusiliers/commandos''). They are under the common command of the FORFUSCO .


Italy



Japan



Korean



Indonesia



Netherlands



Norway

  • The Royal Norwegian Navy is called Den Kongelige Norske Marine in Norwegian. The Royal Norwegian Navy unit responsible for naval infantry and ISTAR operations (equivalent to other countries' marine corps) is the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command (Kystjegerkommandoen).



Philippines

  • The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) has a strength of about 10,000 men divided into five (5) brigades. The Marine units include four (4) infantry maneuver brigades, composed of fifteen (15) tactical infantry battalions and one (1) heavy weapons brigade (composed of the 105 mm Howitzer, 106 mm recoiless gun, along with an amphibious vehicle (LVT) and armoured units). Two (2) of the marine battalions have specialized roles: The Force Reconnaisance (Recon) battalion is used for rapid airlift to troubled areas. This Recon battalion is also trained in shipboarding attacks. The Marine Guard battalion is deployed in urban warfare and in defense of an installation. The Philippine Marines (PMC) is also considered the shock force of the Armed Forces and is the first unit to be involved in any amphibious or seaborne clashes.



Russia



Spain

  • Spain 's Infanteria De Marina - The oldest Marine Corps in the world was established on February 27, 1537 by Charles V when he permanently assigned the ''Compañías Viejas del Mar de Nápoles'' (Naples Old Sea Companies) to the ''Escuadras de Galeras del Mediterráneo'' (Mediterranean Galley Squadrons).



Sweden




Taiwan



Thailand

  • Royal Thai Marine Corps



United Kingdom



United States



HISTORICAL


United Kingdom