Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion

Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion Régiment de Marche de la Légion Etrangère
Insignia of the R.M.L.E
Active	Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion 11 November 1915 – 20 September 1920 15 December 1942 – July 1945 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 1 July 1945 - Present
Country	France
Allegiance	French Foreign Legion
Branch	French Army
Type	Infantry
Size	2700 men
Motto(s)	France d'abord ("France, first")
Colors	Green and Red
Anniversaries	Camerone (April 30)
Engagements	World War I World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Paul-Frédéric Rollet
Insignia
Abbreviation	R.M.L.E

Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion

3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment

The Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (French: Régiment de marche de la Légion étrangère, R.M.L.E) was a French military unit of the French Foreign Legion which fought throughout the course of World War I and World War II, initially composed from various Marching Regiments of the 1st Foreign Regiment (1^erR.E) of Sidi Bel Abbès, 2nd Foreign Regiment (2^eR.E) of Saida, Algeria and reformed under various designations to form the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3^eR.E.I).

The Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion was created on November 11, 1915 by merger of the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment, (French: 2^e Régiment de Marche du 1^er Régiment Etranger, 2^eR.M.1^erR.E) and the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment, (French: 1^er Régiment de Marche du 2^e Régiment Etranger, 1^erR.M.2^eR.E) while counting 71 Officers, 3,315 Sous-Officiers, Caporaux and Legionnaires.