2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=2ème Régiment étranger d'infanterie
caption=Badge of the Regiment
dates=1 April 1841-
country=France
branch=French Army
command_structure=6e brigade légère blindée
type=Infantry
role=motorized infantry
size=One battalion
current_commander= Colonel Gillet
garrison=Nîmes, France
nickname="2e Étranger"
equipment=
motto="Être prêt" ("Be ready")
colors=Green and red
march="Anne-Marie du "2"
mascot=Tapanar (mule)
battles=El-Moungar
notable_commanders=François Certain Canrobert
Patrice MacMahon
anniversaries=Camerone Day (April 30) and El-Moungar day (2 September) The 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment ( _fr. 2e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie, 2e REI) is a regiment of the French Foreign Legion.
Honours
Battle Honours
*Sevastopol 1855
*Kabilie 1857
*Magenta 1859
*Camerone 1863
*Extreme Orient 1884-1885
*Dahomey 1892
*Madagascar 1898-1905
*Maroc 1907-1913-1921-1934
*Indochine 1946-1954
*AFN 1952-1962
Decorations
*Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures with 3 palms
*Médaille d'or de la Ville de Milan
Alliances
*GBR - The Rifles (Bond of Friendship)
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