2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment
2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment (2e Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie) | |
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Active | July 1939 – January 1, 1946 November 1946 – January 1962 |
Disbanded | The Regiment
The Regimental Colors |
Country | France |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Nickname(s) | Dauphin |
Motto(s) | Pericula Ludus Dangers game - for the regiment; Danger is my Pleasure |
Colors | Green & Red |
Engagements | World War II as of 1984 |
The 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment (French: 2e Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie, 2e REC) was a cavalry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. the regiment was dissolved twice, in 1946 and 1962; the regimental colors have been entrusted to the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte since 1984.
History
Pre-World War II
The 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment (2e R.E.C) was created in July 1939 on the substance of the squadron groups of Morocco issued from the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment 1er R.E.C).[1][2][3]
World War II
At the outbreak of
Indochina
The 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment was officially dissolved on June 1, 1946, at Sidi Bel Abbès, but was recreated that November, garrisoned at Oujda, where the regiment remained until 1956. The mission of the regiment was to instruct and train reinforcements destined for the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment in the Far East.[1]
North Africa and Algerian War
Following the Paris accords in 1954 and the departure for
In 5 years of campaigning in
Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte
In 1984, the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte received the honor guard regimental colors of the 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment.[1]
Traditions
Insignias
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Beret Insignia of the D.L.E.M
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Regimental Insignia of the 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment, 2e R.E.C
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Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte, D.L.E.M
Regimental Colours
Regimental Colours of the 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment were entrusted to the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte in 1984.
Decorations
Decorations of the 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment with cited decorations of the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte as of 1984.
Honours
Battle honours
As inscribed on the regimental colors of the 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment:
Regimental commanders
- 1939–1940 Colonel Farine
- 1940–1940 Chef d'escadrons Billon
- 1946–1948 Lieutenant colonel Lennuyeux
- 1948–1952 Lieutenant colonel de Chazelles
- 1952–1953 Lieutenant colonel Berchet
- 1953–1955 Lieutenant colonel Renucci
- 1955–1957 Lieutenant colonel Legendre
- 1957–1960 Lieutenant colonel Ogier de Baulny
- 1960–1961 Lieutenant colonel de Coatgoureden
- 1961–1962 Lieutenant colonel Baldini
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See also
- Major (France)
- French Foreign Legion Music Band (MLE)
- Paul Gardy
- René Lennuyeux
- 1st Mounted Saharan Squadron of the Foreign Legion
- Armored Train of the Foreign Legion
- Passage Company of the Foreign Legion
- 5th Heavy Weight Transport Company
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h [1] Official Website of the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte, the D.L.M.E today
- ^ Boyd, Douglas (2006). The French Foreign Legion. p. 233.
- ^ Windrow, Martin (1996). French Foreign Legion 1914-1945. p. 34.
- ^ Windrow, Martin (1996). French Foreign Legion Since 1945. p. 47.
- ^ Windrow, Martin (1996). French Foreign Legion Since 1945. p. 42.
- Boyd, Douglas (2006). The French Foreign Legion. England: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3939-7.
- Windrow, Martin (1996). French Foreign Legion 1914-1945. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-85532-761-9.
- Windrow, Martin (1996). French Foreign Legion Since 1945. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-85532-621-3.
External links
- 2e REC – History & images of the 2e REC