12th Foreign Infantry Regiment

12 Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment
Active	November 6, 1939 - 1940
Country	France
Allegiance	French Foreign Legion
Branch
Type	Infantry
Size	3,000 men

The 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment which was raised at the beginning of the World War II in France. The 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment existed from 1939 to 1940.

Overview

See also

French Foreign Legion

History of the French Foreign Legion— Képi Blanc (publication)

Current Foreign Legion Units

Administrative	1st Foreign Regiment — Foreign Legion Command — Foreign Legion Recruiting Group

Infantry	2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment — 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment — 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment — 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade — Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte

Cavalry	1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment

Engineering	1st Foreign Engineer Regiment — 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment

Training	4th Foreign Regiment — Jungle Training Center — Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

Defunct Foreign Legion Units

Administrative and Training	Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments

Airborne	1st Foreign Parachute Regiment — 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment — 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company

Infantry	5th Foreign Infantry Regiment — 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment — 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment — 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment — 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers — 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers — 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers

Cavalry	2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment — 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry Division

Miscellaneous	Armored Train of the Foreign Legion — Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East