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5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 5e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie
Regimental insignia of 5e REI
Active
1930 – 2000
Country
France
Branch
French Army
Type
Infantry - Engineer
Garrison/HQ
Polynesia, Numerous others.
Nickname(s)
Régiment du Tonkin
Motto(s)
Le plus chic, le plus beau, le plus chouette (Fr)
The most chic, the most beautiful, the nicest (Eng)
Colors
Green & Red
March
Le front haut et l'âme fière (Fr) Forehead up high and with a proud soul (Eng)
Engagements
World War II Indochina War Algerian War
Battle honours
Camarón 1863
Sơn Tây 1883
Bac-Ninh 1884
Tuyên Quang 1885
Lạng Sơn 1885
Indochina 1945-1954
Algeria 1952-1962
Insignia
Insignia of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment
Abbreviation
5th REI
Military unit
Each year, the Foreign Legion commemorates and celebrates the Battle of Camarón in its headquarters in Aubagne and the Bastille Day military parade in Paris; featuring the Pionniers leading and opening the way.
The 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (abbr. 5th REI, French: 5e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie), nicknamed the "Regiment of Tonkin" (French: "Régiment du Tonkin"), was a regiment of the Foreign Legion of the French Army created under the Third Republic, and dissolved in 2000. The history of this regiment is marked by its participation in World War II, the Indochina War and the Algerian War.
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