2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment

2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment


caption=Regimental badge of 2e REG
dates=1999
country=France
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branch=French Foreign Legion
type= Combat Engineers
role= Combat Engineers
size= 920 men
command_structure=27th Mountain Infantry Brigade
garrison=Saint Christol
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motto=Nothing Prevents (Rien n'empêche)
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march=Rien n'empêche
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battles=Opération Baliste
anniversaries=Camerone Day (30 April)
Christmas (25 December)
Saint Barbara (4 December)
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battle_honours=Camerone 1863 Camerone is a Battle Honour shared by all Foreign Legion Regiments, no matter when it was formed.]
current_commander=Lieutenant Colonel Boucher
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The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment ( _fr. 2e Régiment étranger de génie, 2e REG)is one of two Combat engineering regiment in the French Foreign Legion. The regiment is the combat engineering component of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade.

History

The regiment was created in 1 July, 1999, which make it the youngest regiment in the legion. The regiment is the heir to the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (5e REI), the Tonkin Regiment. It has been station, since it creation, in St Christol at the former site for the French strategic nuclear missiles.

Composition

The regiment consists of 920 men divided into 6 companies.

*A Command and Logistics company (CCL)
*A Instruction and Base company (CBI)
*Three Combat companies each made up of three combat sections, a support section and one command section.
*A Support company (CA)

Battle Honours

*Camerone 1863 Camerone is a Battle Honour shared by all Foreign Legion Regiments, no matter when it was formed.]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.legion-2reg.com/ 2e Régiment étranger de génie]


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