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The 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (french: 12e Régiment étranger d'infanterie, 12e REI) was an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the
The 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (french: 12e Régiment étranger d'infanterie, 12e REI) was an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army
The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (french: Armée de Terre, ), is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. It is responsible to the Government of France, along with the other components of the Armed Force ...
which existed from 1939 to 1940 at the beginning of World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
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History
The regiment was sent from its training camp at La Valbonne straight into action at Soissons, Picardy on 11 May 1940. After fighting its way out of encirclement it was broken as a unit by 6 June 1940. By the Armistice the remaining men, only 300 of the 2,800 men that had completed training, had reached Limoges in central France.See also
* Major (France) * Music of the Foreign Legion (MLE) * 11th Foreign Infantry RegimentNotes
References
* * Infantry regiments of the French Foreign Legion Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1940 {{France-mil-unit-stub