Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments

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Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments
Common Depot
Active	1933 - 1955
Disbanded	July 1, 1955
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Military Training
Garrison/HQ	Sidi-bel-Abbes, Algeria

The Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments (DCRE), or Dépôt commun des régiments étrangers, was the primary training formation of the French Foreign Legion from 1933 to 1955.

Overview

The Communal Depot of the Foreign Legions was administratively attached to the 1st Foreign Regiment. The Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments was loyal to Vichy France during the early stages of World War II under the command Colonel Fernand Barre. From April 1, 1941 to September 1, 1950, the commander of the DRCE assumed the function of the Inspector of the Foreign Legion, however after September 1, 1950 inspection duties were assumed by the Autonomous Group of the Foreign Legion (GALE) while the DRCE was renamed to the Communal Depot of the Foreign Legion (DCLE). For the next five years, DCLE handled administrative and personnel duties for the Foreign Legion until it was disbanded on July 1, 1955 and its duties were assumed by the 1st Foreign Regiment.

Organization

Headquarters Staff
Instruction Battalion
Transport Battalion
Four Training Depots
- Depot at Arwez
- Depot at Marseilles
- Depot at Oran
- Depot at Toul

References

French Foreign Legion

Current
units

General Staff Headquarters	Foreign Legion Command
Command Administrative	1st Foreign Regiment 4th Foreign Regiment Foreign Legion Recruiting Group
Music band	French Foreign Legion Music Band
Infantry & parachute infantry	1st Foreign Regiment 4th Foreign Regiment 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 13th Demi-Brigade Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte
Cavalry	1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment
Engineers & parachute engineers	1st Foreign Engineer Regiment 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment
Training	4th Foreign Regiment Jungle Training Center Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

Defunct
units

Administrative and training	Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments
Parachute	Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion Foreign Air Supply Company 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company
Infantry & marching regiments	Mounted companies Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 3rd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 4th Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment/Garibaldi Legion 1st Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers
Saharan Legion units	Saharan Companies of the French Foreign Legion
Pioneers & engineers	6th Foreign Engineer Regiment
Cavalry	2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry Division
Transport (armored trains & heavy weight)	Armored Train of the Foreign Legion Passage Company of the Foreign Legion (CPLE) 5th Heavy Weight Transport Company
Disciplinary companies	Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East
Brigades	31st Brigade

Overview

Organization

See also

References