The 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. The regiment is one of two mechanized infantry regiments of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade.
Insigne du 2e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie
Barracks in Nîmes, France.
Captain Jean Danjou (Battle of Camarón)
Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion
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The French Foreign Legion is a corps of the French Army created to allow foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consists of several specialities, namely infant
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (France)
…The 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: 2e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie, 2e REI) is an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. The regiment is one of two mechanized infantry regiments of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade. Since the regiment's arrival from…
Uniform of a legionnaire during the 1863 Mexican campaign
A Legionnaire sniper at Tuyên Quang
Monument commemorating the soldiers of the Foreign Legion killed on duty during the South-Oranese campaign (1897–1902).
Review of the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion, RMLE at the end of November 1918