4th Foreign Regiment
| 4th Foreign Regiment (4e régiment étranger) |
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Regimental badge of 4e RE
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| Active | 1920–1940 1941–1943 1948–1963 1976 – Present |
| Country |
 France
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| Allegiance |
 French Foreign Legion
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| Branch | French Army |
| Role | Recruit induction & training |
| Part of | Foreign Legion Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Quartier Captaine Danjou, Castelnaudary, Aude, France |
| Nickname(s) | Creuset de la Légion (Crucible of the Legion) |
| Colors | Green & Red |
| Battles/Wars |
Rif War (1924–1934) |
| Decorations | Croix de guerre (1939-1945) w/ Palm |
| Website | Official Website |
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| Insignia of the 4th Foreign Regiment |  |
| Abbreviation | 4e RE |
Rif War (1924–1934)
Syrian Revolution (1921–1926)
Second World War
*Tunisia Campaign (1943)
Malagasy Uprising (1947–1951)
First Indochina War (1949)
The 4th Foreign Regiment (French: 4e Régiment étranger, 4e RE) is the regiment responsible for training the French Foreign Legion. Prior to assuming the main responsibility of training Foreign Legion personnel, the 4th Foreign Regiment is an infantry regiment which participated in campaigns in Morocco, French Indochina, and Algeria.
Created in November 1920 in Marrakesh, Morocco, the 4th Foreign Regiment became the 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment in 1922. While barely created, the regiment engaged in campaigns in Morocco in the Rif War between 1920 and 1934. During that time simultaneously, the 4th and 5th battalion engaged in combat campaigns in the Levant between 1921 and 1926.
Dissolved on November 1940 to allow the creation of the 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment, 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment and then the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion; the 4th Foreign Regiment was recreated in 1941 under the designation of 4th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion, 4eDBLE. It was under that designation (1er R.E.I.M, which essentially contributed to constitute) in which the regiment participated in 1943 to the campaign of Tunisia, where the regiment illustrated capabilities at Zaghouan Mountain (or djebel). Following events and during World War II, the regiment was again dissolved in June 1943, and the constituents forming were transferred to the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (R.M.L.E), the regiment which participated and endured heavy combat action during the campaigns of France and Germany.
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