4th Tunisian Tirailleurs Regiment

4e Régiment de Tirailleurs Tunisiens
Regimental insignia
Active1884 - 1956
CountryFrance
BranchFrench Army
TypeTirailleurs
Motto(s)« Sous la garde d'Allah » (Fr)
« Sous la protection d'Allah » (Fr)
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Indochina War
Battle honours
  • Casablanca 1908
  • Guise 1914
  • Artois 1915
  • Champagne 1915
  • Verdun 1917
  • Aisne 1918
  • Picardy 1918
  • Somme-Py 1918
  • Le Belvédère 1944
  • Garigliano 1944
  • Vosges 1944
  • Stuttgart 1945
  • Indochina 1947-1954

The 4th Tunisian Tirailleurs Regiment (French: 4e Régiment de Tirailleurs Tunisiens, 4e RTT) was an infantry regiment of the Army of Africa, part of the French Army.

Active between 1884 and 1956, the regiment was one of the most decorated of the French Army. The regiment had a distinguished record during World War I, being cited six times. It was decorated with the Légion d'honneur during World War II, as part of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division (3e DIA). During the Italian campaign, it served with the French Expeditionary Corps under General Alphonse Juin, and was cited four times at the orders of the armed forces.


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