2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment
| 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e Régiment étranger de génie) |
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 Regimental badge of 2e REG |
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| Active | 1 Jul. 1999 – present |
| Country |  France |
| Allegiance |  French Foreign Legion |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Engineer |
| Role | Combat engineer |
| Size | 900-925 men |
| Part of | 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Saint Christol, France |
| Motto | Rien n'empêch (Nothing Prevents) |
| Colors | Green & Red |
| March | Rien n'empêche |
| Anniversaries | Camerone Day (30 April) Saint Barbara (4 December) |
| Engagements | Opération Baliste Afghanistan-ISAF (Task Force LaFayette) |
| Battle honours | Camerone 1863[1] |
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| Current commander |
Colonel Daniel Bonini |
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| Beret badge of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment |  |
| Abbreviation | 2er REG |
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The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (French: 2e Régiment étranger de génie, 2e REG) is one of two combat engineer regiments in the French Foreign Legion. It provides the combat engineering component of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade.[2] Stationed, since its creation in 1999, on the former site of the French strategic nuclear missiles at Saint Christol, Vaucluse, southern France.
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[edit] History
Although created on 1st July 1999[3], making it the youngest regiment in the Foreign Legion, it has inherited the lineage of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (5e REI), the Tonkin Regiment.
[edit] 5th Mixed Pacific Regiment
In 1963, after the official disbandment of 5e REI, a new engineer unit was raised as the 5th Mixed Pacific Regiment (French: 5e Regiment Mixte du Pacifique, 5e RMP) containing both Legion and Army personnel.[4] Stationed at Papeete/Tahiti (Mururoa).
[edit] 5th Foreign Regiment
It was renamed as the 5th Foreign Regiment (French: 5e Régiment Étranger, 5e RE) on 1st July 1984.[4] It was resized from 1996 on (last nuclear test of France at Mururoa) and finally disbanded on 30th June 2000 at Mururoa, 4 years after France stopped their nuclear testing there.
[edit] Organization
The regiment is composed of around 900 to 925 men organized into 6 companies.[3]
- Compagnie de Commandement et de Logistique (CCL) - Command and Logistics Company
- Compagnie d'Administration et de Soutien (CAS) - Administrative and Services Company
- 1er Compagnie de Combat - 1st Combat Company (3 combat sections, a support section and a command section)
- 2e Compagnie de Combat - 2nd Combat Company (3 combat sections, a support section and a command section)
- 3e Compagnie de Combat - 3rd Combat Company (3 combat sections, a support section and a command section)
- Compagnie d'Appui (CA) - Support Company (5 specialist sections)
[edit] Commanding officers
- Colonel Nebois (1999–2001)
- Colonel Autran (2001–2003)
- Colonel Fradin (2003–2005)
- Colonel Boucher (2005–2007)
- Colonel Chavanat (2007–2009)
- Lt.-Colonel Kirscher (2009-2011)
- Colonel Bonini (2011-201_)
[edit] Battle honours
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Camerone is a Battle Honour shared by all Foreign Legion Regiments, no matter when it was formed.
- ^ "La brigade". http://2reg.legion-etrangere.com/modules/info_seul.php?id=266&idA=26&block=15&idA_SM=0&titre=subordination. Retrieved 30-12-2011.
- ^ a b "Création du 2° Régiment étranger de génie". http://2reg.legion-etrangere.com/modules/info_seul.php?id=237&idA=78&block=15&idA_SM=0&titre=historique-et-traditions. Retrieved 30-12-2011.
- ^ a b Windrow, Martin (1996). French Foreign Legion Since 1945. pp. 45, 46.
[edit] References
- www.legion-etrangere.com
- Windrow, Martin (1996). French Foreign Legion Since 1945. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-85532-621-3.
[edit] External links
- Official website - 2e Régiment étranger de génie
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