Raymond Le Corre

Raymond Le Corre
Born	October 31, 1933 France
Died	January 23, 2014
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	French Army French Foreign Legion
Years of service	1953 - 1992
Rank	Général de division
Commands held	1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment 1^er REC Assistant Général GLE & 31st Brigade Commandement de la Légion Étrangère

Raymond Le Corre (1933-2014) was a Général de division of the French Army and Commandant of the French Foreign Legion.^[1]

Military career

Admitted to the EMIA on October 1953, in quality of a Saint-Cyrien. He was nominated sous-lieutenant on October 1, 1955.

After the school of application at the armored cavalry corps, he was assigned to the 2nd Saphis Regiment (French: 2^e Régiment de Saphis) in Morocco with the rank of lieutenant, on October 1957. He assumed the function of platoon chief until August 1959.

Designated on January 1960 to serve in Algeria, he joined the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment 1^er REC as platoon chief until November 1962.

Following, he joined the technical and scientific superior military teaching in quality of a candidate until May 1966.

He was promoted to the rank of captain, on January 1, 1963.

From July 1966 to June 1968, he commanded the 3rd squadron of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment 1^er REC.

Experimental office at the technical section of the army until 1971, he was promoted to the rank of chef d'escadron on July 1, 1970.

He was designated later as an candidate of the 85th promotion of the superior war school.

From August 1, 1973 until August 1, 1975, he was assigned to the general staff headquarters of the 1st Army Corps in quality of a chief of study planning section.

On August 1975, he was assigned to the 6th Cuirassiers Regiment(French: 6^e Régiment Cuirassiers) as second in command.

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, on June 1, 1976.

From September 1977 to September 1979, he commanded the 1^er REC at Orange. Following which, he joined the general staff headquarters of the Armed Forces in quality as an editor at the planning section. Since arrival, he was promoted to the rank of colonel, on October 1.

On July 10, 1981, he joined the Foreign Legion Groupment GLE and the 31st Brigade in quality of assistant Général.

In July 1984, the GLE became the COMLE.

In November 1985, he was assigned to the general staff headquarters of the 10th Armored Division.

He was admitted to the 1st section of officers generals, January 1, 1986.

On July 1, 1988, he assumed command of the French Foreign Legion.

He was promoted to Général de division, on September 1, 1990.

Raymond Le Corre died on January 23, 2014.

Recognitions and Honors

Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur
Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite
Croix de la Valeur militaire with 3 citations

References

↑ Division General Commandant of the French Foreign Legion, Les Chefs COMLE

Sources

Répertoire des chefs de corps
Centre de documentation de la Légion étrangère
Répertoire des citations (BCAAM)

French Foreign Legion

Current
units

General Staff Headquarters	L'Etat-major du Commandement de la Légion Étrangère - COMLE
Command Administrative	1st Foreign Regiment 1^er RE 4th Foreign Regiment 4^e RE Foreign Legion Recruiting Group GRLE
Music band	Musique de la Légion étrangère - MLE
Infantry & parachute infantry	1st Foreign Regiment 1^er RE 4th Foreign Regiment 4^e RE 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2^e REI 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2^e REP 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3^e REI 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 13^e DBLE Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte DLME
Cavalry	1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment 1^er REC
Engineers & parachute engineers	1st Foreign Engineer Regiment 1^er REG 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment 2^e REG
Training	4th Foreign Regiment 4^e RE Jungle Training Center Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

Defunct
units

Administrative and training	Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments DCRE
Parachute	Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment Para Co.3^e REI 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1^er REP 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1^er BEP 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 2^e BEP 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3^e BEP Foreign Air Supply Company CERA 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment 3^e REP 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company 1^re CEPML
Infantry & marching regiments	Mounted companies CM 1st Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 1^erRM.1^erRE 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 2^eRM.1^erRE 3rd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 3^eRM.1^erRE 4th Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment/Garibaldi Legion 4^eRM.1^erRE 1st Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 1^erRM.2^eRE 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2^eRM.2^eRE Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion RMLE Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion DBLE 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 5^e REI 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6^e REI 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment 11^e REI 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment 12^e REI Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers RMVE 1st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 1^er RMVE 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 21^e RMVE 2nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 2^e RMVE 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 22^e RMVE 3rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 3^e RMVE 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 23^e RMVE
Saharan Legion units	1st Saharan Mounted Artillery Battery of the Foreign Legion 1^re BSPL 1st Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion 1^re CSPL 1st Mounted Saharan Squadron of the Foreign Legion 1^re ESPL 21st Mounted Company of the Foreign Legion 21^e CPLE 22nd Mounted Company of the Foreign Legion 22^e CPLE 23rd Mounted Company of the Foreign Legion 23^e CPLE 2nd Saharan Mounted Artillery Battery of the Foreign Legion 2^e BSPL 2nd Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion 2^e CSPL 3rd Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion 3^e CSPL 4th Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion 4^e CSPL Mounted Saharan Artillery Battery of the Foreign Legion BSPL Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion CSPL Legion Mounted Companies Groupment of Morocco GCPLEM Legion Mounted Group of Morocco GPLEM
Material units	15 Foreign Legion units
Pionniers & engineers	6th Foreign Engineer Regiment 6^e REG 61st Mixed Engineer Legion Battalion 61^e BMGL 15th Engineer Maintenance Company (15^e CEG) 16th Engineer Maintenance Company type I (16^e CEG -I) 16th Engineer Maintenance Company type II (16^e CEG -II) 1st Legion Engineer Instruction and Service Company (1^re CIGSL) 2nd Company of the 74th Engineer Battalion (2/74^eBG) 21st Company of the 61st Engineer Battalion type I (21/61^eBG - I) 21st Company of the 61st Engineer Battalion type II (21/61^eBG - II) 21st Company of the 71st Engineer Battalion type I (21/71^eBG - I) 21st Company of the 71st Engineer Battalion type II (21/71^eBG - II) 21st Company of the 73rd Engineer Battalion (21/73^eBG) 22nd Legion Engineer Battalion (22^e BGL) 26th Engineer Battalion (26^e BG) Legion Engineer Company n° 76/3 (3/76^e BG) 38th Bennes Truck Company type I (38^eCCB) 39th River Boat Engineer Company (39^e CEFG) 40th Bennes Truck Company type I (40^e CCB-I) 40th Bennes Truck Company type II (40^e CCB-II) Folding Boat Section of the 40th Bennes Truck Company (SBP 40^eCCB) 4th Armored Boat Company of the 71st Engineer Battalion (4^e CBB/ 71^e BG) 76th Legion Engineer Battalion (76^e BGL) Mechanic Platoon Equipment of the Far East (PEM/EO)
Cavalry	2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry Division
Pionniers & various	12th Pionniers Battalion 12^e BP Foreign Legion Battalion of Madagascar BLEM 3rd Marching Battalion of the Foreign Legion 3^e BMLE Mobile Group N°4 MG4
Transport (armored trains & heavy weight)	Armored Train of the Foreign Legion TBLE Passage Company of the Foreign Legion CPLE/EO 5th Heavy Weight Transport Company Foreign Legion Transport Company N° 2/519 Foreign Legion Transport Company N° 3/516 Legionnaire Transport Company N° 2/519
Disciplinary companies	Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Legion (CDLE) Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East (CDRE/EO)
Brigades	31st Brigade

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Raymond Le Corre

Military career

Recognitions and Honors

See also

References

Sources