The 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: 12e Régiment étranger d'infanterie, 12e REI) was an infantry regiment of the French Foreign Legion which existed from 1939 to 1940 at the beginning of World War II.
History
The regiment was sent from its training camp at La Valbonne straight into action at Soissons, Picardy on 11 May 1940.[1] After fighting its way out of encirclement it was broken as a unit by 6 June 1940.[2] By the Armistice the remaining men, only 300 of the 2,800 men that had completed training, had reached Limoges in central France.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Boyd, Douglas (2006). The French Foreign Legion. p. 251.
- ↑ Geraghty, Tony (1986). March or Die: France and the Foreign Legion. p. 183.
- ↑ Boyd, Douglas (2006). The French Foreign Legion. p. 252.
References
- Geraghty, Tony (1986). March or Die: France and the Foreign Legion. London: Grafton Books. ISBN 0-246-11975-6.
- Boyd, Douglas (2006). The French Foreign Legion. England: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3939-7.
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Material units | 15 Foreign Legion units |
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Pionniers & engineers |
- 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment 6e REG
- 61st Mixed Engineer Legion Battalion 61e BMGL
- 15th Engineer Maintenance Company (15e CEG)
- 16th Engineer Maintenance Company type I (16e CEG -I)
- 16th Engineer Maintenance Company type II (16e CEG -II)
- 1st Legion Engineer Instruction and Service Company (1re CIGSL)
- 2nd Company of the 74th Engineer Battalion (2/74eBG)
- 21st Company of the 61st Engineer Battalion type I (21/61eBG - I)
- 21st Company of the 61st Engineer Battalion type II (21/61eBG - II)
- 21st Company of the 71st Engineer Battalion type I (21/71eBG - I)
- 21st Company of the 71st Engineer Battalion type II (21/71eBG - II)
- 21st Company of the 73rd Engineer Battalion (21/73eBG)
- 22nd Legion Engineer Battalion (22e BGL)
- 26th Engineer Battalion (26e BG)
- Legion Engineer Company n° 76/3 (3/76e BG)
- 38th Bennes Truck Company type I (38eCCB)
- 39th River Boat Engineer Company (39e CEFG)
- 40th Bennes Truck Company type I (40e CCB-I)
- 40th Bennes Truck Company type II (40e CCB-II)
- Folding Boat Section of the 40th Bennes Truck Company (SBP 40eCCB)
- 4th Armored Boat Company of the 71st Engineer Battalion (4e CBB/ 71e BG)
- 76th Legion Engineer Battalion (76e BGL)
- Mechanic Platoon Equipment of the Far East (PEM/EO)
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Pionniers & various |
- 12th Pionniers Battalion 12e BP
- Foreign Legion Battalion of Madagascar BLEM
- 3rd Marching Battalion of the Foreign Legion 3e BMLE
- Mobile Group N°4 MG4
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