Heir to the Regimental Colors of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment Regimental Colors of the 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1984 – present)
Insignia
Beret insignia of the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte
Abbreviation
DLEM
Military unit
The Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (French: Détachement de Légion étrangère de Mayotte, DLEM) is a detachment of the Foreign Legion based on the island of Mayotte, near Madagascar. It is the smallest operational unit of the French Army.[1] The main role of the detachment is to maintain a French presence in the region, enabling the French armed forces to quickly react to events in the Indian Ocean and the east coast of Africa.[2][3]
The Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM) is an infantry regiment of the French Army. The DLEM [4] and all regiments of the Legion, under French command, differentiate from all armies of the world due to, that their Legion Majors, Legion Adjudant Chefs and Legion Adjudants, form both a French and non-French (Foreign) elite composition.
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^"Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte". Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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