3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment

3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3ème Régiment étranger d'infanterie)
Regimental badge of 3ème REI
Active	Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion November 11, 1915 - present
Country	France
Allegiance	French Foreign Legion
Branch	French Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Light Infantry Jungle Warfare Security assistance Counter-drug operations
Size	675 men
Garrison/HQ	Kourou, French Guiana
Colors	Green & Red
March	Anne-Marie du 3ème étranger
Engagements	World War I World War II First Indochina War *Battle of Route Coloniale 4 *Battle of Na San *Battle of Dien Bien Phu Algerian War Global War on Terrorism (2001–present)
Commanders
Current commander	Jérôme Ransan
Notable commanders	Général Rollet (RMLE) André Lalande Antoine Mattei
Insignia
Insignia of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
Abbreviation	3ème REI

Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion

The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: 3^e Régiment étranger d'infanterie, 3^e REI) is an infantry regiment of the French Foreign Legion. The regiment is stationed in French Guiana. Missions for the regiment are numerous and vary while also including the protection of the Centre Spatial Guyanais, a European Space Agency facility.

The most decorated regiment in the Foreign Legion, the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3^ème R.E.I) is heir to the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (R.M.L.E) created in 1915. The R.M.L.E distinguished itself during the siege of de Belly-en-Santerre, on July 4, 1916; then found glory on September 14, 1918 during the piercing of the Hidenberg Line, under orders of regimental commander Lieutenant-Colonel Rollet, the father of the Legion. With 9 citations earned at the orders of the armed forces during the World War I, the R.M.L.E obtained the double fourragère with ruban colors of the Legion of Honour and the Croix de guerre 1914-1918.

The R.M.L.E joined Morocco in 1920, where nominated for the first time as the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment, the regiment took part in combat in the Rif and in various campaigns around the country. In 1943, the R.M.L.E was reformed and subsequently combat engaged the German forces at Mansour mountain, in Tunisia, before participating to the campaign of France from 1944 to 1945 within the ranks of the 5th Armored Division. Following events, the regiment reached the Rhine, conquered Stuttgart, and made way to Austria during the moment of the armistice. With three new citations, the regiment obtained a fourragère with ruban colors of the Croix de guerre 1939-1945, materialised on the double fourragère obtained during the first World War. The R.M.L.E was also decorated by the " United Distinguished Badge U.S. " with inscription " Rhine-Bavarian Alps ".