Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East

The Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East (French: Compagnie disciplinaire en Extrême-Orient, CDRE/EO) created on June 1 1946, was the disciplinary company (French: compagnie de discipline) for serious offenders from all Foreign Regiments in the Far East (French: Extrême-Orient). The main Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Legion (CDLE), which received those sent from Legion regiments garrisoned or operating in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, the Levant and Tonkin (special section of the 5^e REI and later in 1963, part of a Saharan disciplinary section unit of the 5^e REI and 2^e REI) was dissolved on July 1 1964, the latter was based on rules and regulations set by général Rollet in 1931.

Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East
Company Insignia
Active	1946–1954
Disbanded	August 11, 1954
Country	France
Allegiance	French Foreign Legion
Branch	French Army
Type	Foreign Legion Penal military unit
7 Flames Grenade, Junk Ship, White Sail, CD	« DURA LEX SED LEX » (La)[1] The Law is harsh, but it is the Law

The Disciplinary Company of the Far East was garrisoned at Tagne Island (French: l'île de Tagne), in the Cam Ranh Bay. Attached to the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2^e REI, the disciplinary company depended on the battalions implanted in Central Vietnam. After the 1st battalion, the disciplinary mission was transferred to the 4^e which arrived on February 1950, the latter being found in Quảng Nam Province. The disciplinary company handled the disciplining of all Foreign Regiments present in French Indochina. The CDRE/EO was dissolved on August 1, 1954, while Tagne Island was placed at the disposition of French Navy Commando Jaubert.

Insignia

Golden grenade with 7 flames, the bomb of the grenade carries the black letters « CD » (for (French: Compagnie disciplinaire) - Disciplinary Company) surrounded with the inscription « DURA LEX SED LEX ».[2] in latin. In front of the flames is detached a white sail. The grenade with 7 flames is the symbol of the Legion; the white sail is that of a Junk ship, which recalls the implementation of the unit on an island, accessible to land only by boat; the inscription means : "The Law is harsh, but it is the Law" evoking the character of the unit. The insignia was created in 1947, by Captain Dutter, Commandant of the CDRE/EO.

References

Ulpian, Digesta Iustiniani, Roman Jurist of the 3rd century AD
Ulpian, Digesta Iustiniani, Roman Jurist of the 3rd century AD

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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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