2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment
| 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e Régiment étranger de génie) |
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Regimental badge of 2e REG
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| Active | 1 Jul. 1999 – present |
| Country |
 France
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| Allegiance |
 French Foreign Legion
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| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Engineer |
| Role |
Foreign Combat Engineer |
| Size | 900-925 men |
| Part of | 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Saint Christol, France |
| Motto(s) | Rien n'empêche (Nothing Prevents) |
| Colors | Green & Red |
| March | Rien n'empêche |
| Anniversaries |
Camerone Day (30 April) Saint Barbara (4 December) |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours | Camerone 1863 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lieutenant-colonel Guillaume de SERCEY |
| Insignia | |
| Insignia of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment |  |
| Abbreviation | 2e REG |
Foreign Combat Engineer
Foreign Airborne Combat Engineer
Opération Baliste
Global War on Terrorism (2001-present)
The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (French: 2e Régiment étranger de génie, 2e REG) is one of two combat engineer regiments in the French Foreign Legion. The regiment provides the combat engineering component of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade. Stationed, since its creation in 1999, on the former site of the French strategic nuclear missiles at Saint Christol, Vaucluse, southern France.
The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (French: , 2e REG) is the combat engineer regiment of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade. The regiment was created in 1999 and is an heir to one of the 18 combat engineer formations of the French Foreign Legion in Indochina. The regiment participated to the conservation of the indochinese patrimony of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: , 5e REI) "the Tonkin Regiment". The regiment is a unit component of the of the French Army.
The regiment like all Legion regiments is composed of foreign legionnaires. The younger legionnaires are issued from the 4th Foreign Regiment while the older legionnaires are selected from other legion regiments.
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