1st Foreign Regiment
| 1st Foreign regiment 1er Régiment étranger |
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Regimental badge of 1er RE
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| Active | 1841 - present |
| Country |
 France
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| Allegiance |
 French Foreign Legion
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| Branch | French Army |
| Part of | Foreign Legion Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Aubagne |
| Motto(s) | Honneur et Fidélité |
| Colors | Green & Red |
| March |
Nous sommes tous des volontaires (We are all volunteers) |
| Anniversaries | Camerone Day (April 30) and Christmas |
| Engagements |
Second Italian War of Independence World War I |
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| Insignia of the 1st Foreign Regiment |  |
| Abbreviation | 1er RE |
Nous sommes tous des volontaires
Second Italian War of Independence
World War I
World War II
Multinational Force in Lebanon
Gulf War
The 1st Foreign Regiment (French: 1er Régiment étranger, 1er RE) is the oldest and most senior regiment of the French Foreign Legion.
The regiment is also in charge of special institutions of the legion to include the magazine Képi Blanc, the Legion's Athletics Team (ATHLEG) and the Military band.
The Legion retook since 1831 the tradition of Pionniers.
The 1st Regiment of the Foreign Legion was created in 1841 based on 3 battalions in the newly created 1831 Foreign Legion. The 1st Regiment of the Foreign Legion became in 1855 the 1st Regiment of the 1st Foreign Legion. This regimet merged with the 2nd Foreign Regiment (2e R.E.), (1856-1861) in 1859 and became the Foreign Regiment (R.E), (1862-1875), then came the 1st and 2nd battalion of the Foreign Legion (L.E), (1875-1884) which produced the 1st Foreign Regiment of 1885 that consequently became the 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment in 1922 and the 1st Foreign Marching Infantry Regiment (French: 1er Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie de Marche, 1er R.E.I.M) in 1943.
The 1st Foreign Regiment (1er R.E.) (1856-1861) was created based on the 1st and 2nd Foreign Regiments of the 2nd Foreign Legion.
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