Current French Foreign Legion units. The well-ordered list of existing units of the French Foreign Legion serving in France and overseas today. If you are interested in history, click on the link below and discover the already disbanded Foreign Legion units having served during different periods and in different places since 1945.
- Current units of the French Foreign Legion
- Former units of the French Foreign Legion
Current units of the French Foreign Legion
The current Foreign Legion units. Today, the Foreign Legion is composed of eight regiments, a regiment-sized half-brigade, a battalion-sized overseas detachment, a battalion-sized recruiting group and a command.
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 at Camp Larzac, located near La Cavalerie, southern France. It moved there from the United Arab Emirates in 2016. Between 1962 and 2011, the 13e DBLE was stationed 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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- Current units of the French Foreign Legion
- Former units of the French Foreign Legion