11th Foreign Infantry Regiment

The 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: 11^e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie, 11^e REI) was a regiment of the French Foreign Legion which served during World War II from 1939 to 1940.

11th Foreign Infantry Regiment (11e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie)

Active	1939-1940
Country	France
Allegiance	French Foreign Legion
Branch	French Army
Type	Infantry
Size	3,000 men
Engagements	World War II Battle of France

Each year, the French Foreign Legion commemorates and celebrates Camarón in its headquarters in Aubagne and Bastille Day military parade in Paris; featuring the Pionniers leading and opening the way.

History

The 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment was stationed in Lorraine, France from late 1939 to the spring of 1940.

The 11th REI defended the northern Inor Wood near Verdun from the German offensive early on in the battle until June 11, 1940, when the regiment began a fighting retreat to the south. By June 18, the 11th REI had lost three-fourths of its strength and the regiment withdrew to the south near Toul.[1] The regimental flag was burned at Crezilles near Nancy to prevent it falling into German hands.[2]

Organization

The 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment was composed of 2,500 veterans of the Legion who had served in North Africa and 500 Legionnaire reservists.[3]

Notes

Porch, Douglas (1992). French Foreign Legion: The Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force. pp. 2–4.
Boyd, Douglas (2006). The French Foreign Legion. p. 252.
Porch, Douglas (1992). French Foreign Legion: The Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force. p. 455.

References

Porch, Douglas. The French Foreign Legion: The Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force. Harper Collins, New York, 1991. ISBN 978-0-06-092308-2
Boyd, Douglas (2006). The French Foreign Legion. England: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3939-7.

External links

11e REI - History of the 11^e REI

French Foreign Legion

Current
units

General Staff Headquarters	État-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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