6th Foreign Engineer Regiment
| 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment (6e Régiment étranger de Génie) |
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Regimental Insignia of 6e REG
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| Active |
1984 - 1999 1999 - 1er REG |
| Country |
 France
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| Allegiance |
 French Foreign Legion
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| Branch |
French Army
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| Type | Engineer |
| Role | Airborne Combat Engineer |
| Size | 750 |
| Part of | 6th Light Armoured Division, 6e DLB |
| Garrison/HQ | Laudun |
| Patron | Saint Barbara |
| Motto(s) | AD UNUM ( All to One End ) |
| Colors | Green & Red |
| March | Sapeurs, mineurs et bâtisseurs |
| Engagements | Koweït 1990–1991 |
| Battle honours |
Camerone 1863 Battle of Messifre 1925 Syrie 1925-1926 Koweït 1990–1991 |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol |
6e REG |
1984 - 1999
The 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment (French: 6e régiment étranger de génie) was a unit of the French Foreign Legion integrated in the rapid reaction force and part component of the 6th Light Armoured Division, 6e DLB. The 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment became the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment 1e REG in 1999.
The 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment (6e REG) was created on July 1, 1984 at à Laudun (Gard). The regiment was redesignated as the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (French: 1e Regiment Etranger de Genie) on June 30, 1999 with the creation of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment. At creation, the 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment (6e REG) comprised a command, 3 combat companies, reconnaissance and support company (CCAS). On the eve of the regiment change to the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment, 1er REG; the 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment already included:
From the principle of legion traditions, the 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment ( 6e REG ) inherits the traditions and battle honors of the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment.
Insignia of the Pionniers of the 1st Foreign Regiment.
Insignia Type 1 of the 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment
The insign retakes in a symbolic part the features of the 6e REI in the form of a hexagon, the three Roman columns of the temple of Jupiter at Baalbek to the left of the insign and the symbols of the French Foreign Legion: red and green colors with the grenade with 7 flames in the center.
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