2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment
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| 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment | |
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 Regimental badge of 2e REG |
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| Active | 1999– |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Foreign Legion |
| Type | Combat Engineers |
| Role | Combat Engineers |
| Size | 920 men |
| Garrison/HQ | Saint Christol |
| Motto | Nothing Prevents (Rien n'empêche) |
| March | Rien n'empêche |
| Anniversaries | Camerone Day (30 April) Christmas (25 December) Saint Barbara (4 December) |
| Battles/wars | Opération Baliste |
| Battle honours | Camerone 1863 [1] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lieutenant Colonel Boucher |
The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (French: 2e Régiment étranger de génie) (2e REG) is one of two Combat engineering regiment in the French Foreign Legion.
The regiment is the combat engingeering component of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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)
