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3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
3e Régiment étranger d'infanterie
ActiveMarching Regiment of the Foreign Legion
  • 11 November 1915 – present
Country3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment France
Branch French Army
TypeInfantry
RoleClose-quarters combat
Counterinsurgency
Counter-narcotics operation
Jungle warfare
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Security assistance
Urban warfare
Size675 men
Garrison/HQKourou, French Guiana
ColorsGreen and Red
MarchAnne-Marie du 3e étranger
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
First Indochina War
* Battle of Route Coloniale 4
* Battle of Nà Sản
* Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Algerian War
Global War on Terrorism (2001–present)
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Laparra
Notable
commanders
Général Rollet (RMLE)
André Lalande
Antoine Mattei
Insignia
Abbreviation3e REI

The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: 3e Régiment étranger d'infanterie, 3e REI) is an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army.[1] The regiment is stationed in French Guiana. Its mission includes the protection of the Centre Spatial Guyanais, a European Space Agency (ESA) facility.[2]

  1. ^ "3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI)". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment | Structure". Retrieved 26 March 2022.

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