Creation of the Strasbourg arsenal 1800 (environ) (≈ 1800)
Foundation under Napoleon I in the Esplanade district.
1923
Creation of Strasbourg Regional Park
Creation of Strasbourg Regional Park 1923 (≈ 1923)
Transformation to a military repair site.
12 octobre 1929
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 12 octobre 1929 (≈ 1929)
Protection of sculpted elements of the Strasbourg facade.
1er juin 1946
Become an ERM (Regional Materiel Establishment)
Become an ERM (Regional Materiel Establishment) 1er juin 1946 (≈ 1946)
New post-Second World War name.
1er mars 1965
Inauguration of the Gresswiller site
Inauguration of the Gresswiller site 1er mars 1965 (≈ 1965)
Transfer of activities and sculptures from Strasbourg.
1er janvier 1994
Transformation into ETAMAT
Transformation into ETAMAT 1er janvier 1994 (≈ 1994)
Change of institutional status.
1er juillet 1999
Integration into the 6th RMAT
Integration into the 6th RMAT 1er juillet 1999 (≈ 1999)
Becoming detachment from the 6th Material Regiment.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Sculpted elements from the façade of the main building of the former Artillery Park, rue de l'Arsenal, Strasbourg: inscription by order of 12 October 1929
Key figures
Napoléon Ier - Emperor of the French
Sponsor of the original arsenal in Strasbourg.
Origin and history
The Regional Establishment of Material (ERM) of Gresswiller, now known as ETAMAT, finds its origins in the arsenal and the artillery park created under Napoleon I in Strasbourg, in the district of Esplanade. This initial site, dedicated to the repair and maintenance of military equipment, was transformed in 1923 into a regional repair and maintenance park in Strasbourg. The upheavals of the Second World War marked his evolution: in 1944 he became the main establishment of the Materiel Service-Annex of Metz, then in 1945, the General Establishment of Materiel in Strasbourg, before being renamed Regional Materiel Establishment (ERM) on 1 June 1946.
The construction of the current Gresswiller site began in 1963, for an official inauguration on 1 March 1965. During this transfer, carved elements from the façade of the main building of the former Strasbourg artillery park (Arsenal Street) were moved to the entrance of the Chassepot district in Gresswiller. These sculptures, architectural witnesses of the 19th century, have been inscribed in historical monuments since October 12, 1929. They are the only visible vestige of the original arsenal, of which only the management remains today, transformed into housing.
On 1 January 1994, he became the Establishment of the Gresswiller Equipment (ETAMAT), and on 1 July 1999 he was joined as a detachment of the 6th Materiel Regiment (6th RMAT). The site, still militarily active, is not accessible to the public due to its secure enclosure. Its sculpted heritage, although protected, remains unknown due to this restriction of access.
Located at 16a rue du Maréchal Leclerc in Gresswiller (Bas-Rhin), the establishment is part of the Alsatian industrial and military landscape. Its history reflects France's territorial and strategic recompositions, particularly in Alsace, a region marked by Franco-German conflicts. The sculpted elements, symbols of this memory, recall the Napoleonic heritage and the successive adaptations of military infrastructure to the needs of National Defence.
