Here in detail, the historical narrative of the various units transmissions that enter into the constitution of the 18th Signals Regiment in Grenoble, November 1, 1945, and especially that form the 18th RT in Germany on 1 May 1946:
1st company :
Before becoming the first company of the 18th RT in Germany, this unit is successively appellations company operating 807 / 2 from 1 July 1943 and battalion operating 827 / 1 of 1 January 1944.
Stationed in North Africa, it is put at the disposal of the 1st Army, and is moving in the theater of operations in Italy, 21 August 1944, she landed at Taranto August 28, 1944, and is headed next month in France.
She participated in the campaign progresses and from Marseille to Dijon, Strasbourg and Belfort, then enters Germany May 11, 1945 and moved to Freiburg.
2nd Company:
Mixed Signal Company 925 is formed May 15, 1946 in Riom. She is moving on Balg near Baden-Baden, July 21, 1945, and became the second company RT 18th from 15 April 1946.
3rd Company:
Upon dissolution of the 44th Signal Group, the company is formed 1 / 44 to 16 January 1943, which was renamed Signal Company 61 / 81 from 8 June 1943.
44th Group Army Signal armistice.
Company 61/81
This unit travels throughout North Africa, then in May 1944, it was available to the detachment of the Army "A", sailed to Tunis to Italy and arrived in Naples, June 5, 1944, she campaigned and was directed on August 2, 1944 France.
She landed in Saint-Tropez on August 5 and participates in the campaign in France. In Aix en Provence, Dijon, and Luxueil Obernai, she arrived in Germany 30 March 1945 and is stationed in Bad Kreusnach, September 8 of that year.
fourth company:
The grouping of military telegraphy 809 from the Army in North Africa, became the fourth 18th RT company in Germany from April 15, 1946 and moved to Rastatt on 1 August 1946.
fifth company:
The construction company 806 / 1 stationed in Morocco in 1943, is April 15, 1946, the fifth company of the 18th RT: it moves across North Africa then embarks December 14, 1943 bound for Italy.
landed at Naples on December 21, she participated with the CEF (French Expeditionary Corps) attack triggered by the 2nd Sun (Moroccan Infantry Division) and 3rd DIA (Algerian Infantry Division), from January 12, 1944.
She returned to pick Taranto August 3 flights to France. On landing in Saint-Tropez, August 16, she is taken under heavy bombardment of the German air force and suffered heavy losses: 11 killed, 1 missing and 73 injured.
She participated in the campaign in France and Aubagne, Macon, Besançon and Héricourt succeeds in Germany and moved to Karlsruhe, April 11, 1945. The first company
18th RT is the current custodian of traditions.
18th RT is the current custodian of traditions.
6th company:
former construction company 806 / 3 Army in North Africa, a unit established on 1 March 1943 at Camp M'soum she performs work or installation maintenance of links to Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, took part in operations in Italy, where the first detachment landed at Naples November 22, 1943. She is moving to Rome June 7, 1944, and then returns back towards Siena Taranto embark on Aug. 8 for Saint-Tropez. She participates with the 1st Army in the Campaign of France and moves successively Cuers in Aubagne, Dax, Sisteron Grenoble, Macon, Mulhouse, then from May 2, 1945 to Wintzenheim, and finally Weingarten Baden-Oos May 31, 1945.
The company 3ère 18th RT is the current custodian of traditions.
seventh company:
descendant of the company's 811 / 2 created 16 June 1943 at Touera, this unit became the operating company 807 / 1 on 1 October. After performing various tasks in NFA, the company participates in operations in Italy with the EFC, to Naples. She returned to Tarentum to embark for France; upon arrival, she participated in operations in the vicinity of Marseilles, then goes up the valley of the Rhone and Saone and moved towards Besancon, Belfort, Landau met Baden-Baden 1 August 1945.
9th Company:
Ex-Signal Company 841, 841 is the technical company established February 16, 1944, with the strength of the company 82/84. Stationed during his training at Ain Temouchent, the company settled on February 18 at Bou-Thelis near Oran, then embedded to Naples and Taranto, where she prepares to depart for France. Arrival in St. Tropez August 16, 1944, she moved to Aix-en-Provence, then moved towards Besancon, Belfort and through Strasbourg and arrives on November 1, 1945 in Rastatt.
10th company:
Ex-company mobile fleet Army Signal 830, called Workshop Company 830 is created on 1 January 1944 in Casablanca (Morocco), she embarked in September 1944 Oran to Marseille. She immediately headed to Aix-en-Provence and Saint-Die, passes Rhine and settled in Rastatt April 12, 1946.