- Current units of the French Foreign Legion
- French Foreign Legion regiments disbanded after 1945
- Other French Foreign Legion units disbanded after 1945
Current units of the French Foreign Legion
1st Foreign Regiment
1er Régiment Étranger, 1er RE. The oldest regiment of the French Foreign Legion. It has been stationed at Quartier Viénot in Aubagne, France, since it moved from Sidi-bel-Abbès (Algeria) in 1962…
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1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment
1er Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie, 1er REC. The only cavalry regiment in the French Foreign Legion. It has been stationed at Quartier Labouche in Orange, France, since it moved from Mers-el-Kébir, Algeria in October 1967…
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1st Foreign Engineer Regiment
1er Régiment Étranger de Génie, 1er REG. One of two combat engineer regiments in the French Foreign Legion. It has been stationed at Quartier General Rollet in Laudun-l’Ardoise, France, since 1984…
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2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment
2e Régiment Étranger de Génie, 2e REG. The youngest regiment of the French Foreign Legion, “the mountain regiment”. It has been stationed at Quartier Maréchal Koenig in Saint Christol, France, since 1999…
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2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
2e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes, 2e REP. The only airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion. It has been stationed at Camp Raffalli near the town of Calvi on the island of Corsica since June 1967…
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2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment
2e Régiment Étranger d’Infanterie, 2e REI. The longest-serving and the largest regiment of the French Foreign Legion. It has been stationed at Quartier Colonel de Chabrières in Nimes, France, since November 1983…
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3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
3e Régiment Étranger d’Infanterie, 3e REI. The most decorated regiment of the French Foreign Legion. It has been stationed at Quartier Commandant Forget in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), since September 1973…
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4th Foreign Regiment
4e Régiment Étranger, 4e RE. The training regiment of the French Foreign Legion. It has a responsibility of training French Foreign Legion personnel. The 4e RE has been stationed at Quatier Capitaine Danjou in Castelnaudary, France, since May 1986…
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13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion
13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 13e DBLE. It is stationed near Abou Dabi, United Arab Emirates. From 1962 to the end of 2011, 13e DBLE was stationed at Quartier général Monclarin in Djibouti, Africa…
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Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte
Détachement de Légion Étrangère de Mayotte, DLEM. The smallest independent operational unit of the French Foreign Legion. It has been stationed at Quartier Cabaribère of Dzaoudzi, Mayotte (Indian Ocean) since 1976…
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Foreign Legion Command
Commandement de la Légion Etrangère, COMLE. The headquarters of the French Foreign Legion. It has been stationed at Quartier Viénot in Aubagne, France, since 1984…
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Foreign Legion Recruiting Group
Groupement de Recrutement de la Légion Etrangère, GRLE. The recruiting unit of the French Foreign Legion. It has been stationed at Fort de Nogent of Fontenay-sous-Bois, Paris since 2007…
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French Foreign Legion regiments disbanded after 1945
- 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment (1er REP)
- 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment (2e REC)
- 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment (3e REP)
- 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment (4e REI)
- 5th Foreign Regiment (5e RE)
- 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment (6e REI)
Other French Foreign Legion units disbanded after 1945
- Parachute Company of 3e REI (CP/3e REI)
- 1st Foreign Legion Mortar Mixed Company (1re CMMLE)
- 2nd Foreign Legion Mortar Mixed Company (2e CMMLE)
- 1st Heavy Mortars Foreign Parachute Company (1re CEPML)
- Foreign Legion Moroccan Motorized Group (GPLEM)
- 61st Engineer-Legion Mixed Battalion (61e BMGL)
- 1st Legion Saharan Motorized Company (1re CSPL)
- 2nd Legion Saharan Motorized Company (2e CSPL)
- 3rd Legion Saharan Motorized Company (3e CSPL)
- 4th Legion Saharan Motorized Company (4e CSPL)
- Foreign Legion Algerian Motorized Group (GPLEA)
- Foreign Legion Madagascar Battalion (BLEM)
- 3rd Foreign Legion Task Force (3e BMLE)
- Foreign Legion Transit Company of Saigon (CPLE)
- Foreign Airdrop Company (CERA)
- 1st Transportation & Headquarters Company (1re CTQG)
- 2nd Transportation & Headquarters Company (2e CTQG)
- 2nd Foreign Legion Transportation Company (CTLE 2/519)
- 3rd Foreign Legion Transportation Company (CTLE 3/516)
- 1st Engineer HQ & Services Company (1re CEMSG)
- 15th Engineer Maintenance Company (15e CEG)
- 16th Engineer Maintenance Company (16e CEG)
- 38th Dump Truck Company (38e CCB)
- 40th Dump Truck Company (40e CCB)
- 39th Riverine Craft Engineer Company (39e CEFG)
- 1st Foreign Legion Medium Repair Company (1re CMRLE)
- 2nd Foreign Legion Medium Repair Company (2e CMRLE)
- 3rd Foreign Legion Medium Repair Company (3e CMRLE)
- 4th Foreign Legion Medium Repair Company (4e CMRLE)
- 5th Foreign Legion Medium Repair Company (5e CMRLE)
- 2nd Foreign Legion Armored Vehicles Repair Company (2e CREBLE)
- 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion (2e BEP)