Foreign Legion Command
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Commandement de La Légion Étrangère (French) Foreign Legion Command (English) |
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Foreign Legion Command Insignia
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Commandement de La Légion Étrangère (1931 - 1984) Commandement de La Légion Étrangère C.O.M.L.E (1984 - present) |
| Country |
 France
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| Allegiance |
 French Foreign Legion
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| Type | Command |
| Role | Headquarters |
| Size | 47 Men 23 Officers 24 Enlisted |
| Headquarters | Aubagne, France |
| Motto(s) |
Honneur et Fidélité Legio Patria Nostra |
| Colors | Green and Red |
| Battle honours | Camerone 1863 |
| Commanders | |
| Commandant de La Légion Étrangère (France) Commandant of the French Foreign Legion (English) |
Général C.O.M.L.E |
| Notable commanders |
Paul-Frédéric Rollet |
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| Beret badge of the Foreign Legion Command |  |
| Abbreviation | C.O.M.L.E |
The Commandement de la Légion Étrangère (French: (C.O.M.)mandement de la (L.)égion (É.)trangère, C.O.M.L.E) or Foreign Legion Command is the headquarters of the French Foreign Legion. The Commandement de la Légion Étrangère has adopted various inspecting, grouping, and commanding designations since 1931 and has been designated as C.O.M.L.E since 1984. The Divisional General commanding the Legion, surnamed or other known as Father of the Legion (French: Le Père Légion) is a direct subordinate of the Chief of Staff of the French Army (C.E.M.A.T). The divisional général is the technical counselar commanding for the ensemble related to the Legion ( recruitment, traditions, employment, regimental formations and security).
The division général of the Legion commands exclusively the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er R.E.) (French: 1er Régiment étranger), the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e R.E.) (French: 4e Régiment étranger) and the Foreign Legion Recruiting Group (G.R.L.E) (French: Groupement du recrutement de la Légion étrangère).
C.O.M.L.E has direct command over the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE), 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE) and the Foreign Legion Recruiting Group (GRLE) (while the GRLE wasn't formed till 2007, the 1er RE and the 4e RE are regiments of traditions which are outside the regular French army command). The commands of the C.O.M.L.E division general commandant extends to:
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