Visual or audible signals, messages on foot or on horseback, carrier pigeons, then wireless telegraphy, radio etc. are all means used by fighting units. But it was not until 1942 that the Transmissions Division was created to provide links between the various branches and services of the Army.
A VAB VENUS (travelling command vehicle communicating by satellite)
Saint Gabriel
Gabriel, the messenger Archangel of the three monotheistic religions, was of course selected as the patron saint of the "Division which unifies the Divisions". Vehicles are equipped to meet the needs of transmitters such as VAB RITA (integrated network for automatic transmission), or VAB VENUS (travelling command vehicle communicating by satellite) equipped with SATCOM OTM technology to allow communication on the move during operations thanks to the Syracuse III satellite.
Saint Gabriel et les autres saints patrons
- Saint Maurice (22 septembre) : Saint Maurice patron de l’Infanterie
- Sainte Barbe (4 décembre) : Sainte Barbe patron de l’Artillerie
- Saint Eloi (1er décembre) : Saint Eloi patron des Mécaniciens
- Saint Luc (18 octobre) : Saint Luc patron du Service de Santé des armées
- Saint Bernard (15 juin) : Saint Bernard patron des Troupes de montagne
- Sainte Véronique (4 février) : Sainte Véronique patron des Photographes
- Saint Roch (16 août) : Saint Roch patron des Unités
- Saint George (23 avril) : Saint George patron de la Cavalerie
- Saint Michel (29 septembre) : Saint Michel patron des parachutistes
- Saint Raphaël (29 septembre : Saint Raphaël patron du renseignement
Pour aller plus loin
Livre : Pierre Pascallon, les transmissions militaires, l’Harmattan , 2000.
Vidéo : " Par Saint-Gabriel, vive les transmissions "
Disponible sur : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8R0t16xZpk