4th Foreign Regiment

4th Foreign Regiment 4e Régiment étranger
Regimental badge of 4e RE
Active	1920–1940 1941–1943 1948–1963 1976 – Present
Country	France
Allegiance	French Foreign Legion
Branch	French Army
Role	Recruit induction & training
Part of	Foreign Legion Command
Garrison/HQ	Quartier Captaine Danjou, Castelnaudary, Aude, France
Nickname	"Creuset de la Légion" (Crucible of the Legion)
Colors	Green & Red
Battles/Wars	Rif War (1924–1934) Syrian Revolution (1921–1926) Second World War: Tunisia Campaign (1943) Malagasy Uprising (1947–1951) First Indochina War (1949) Algerian War (1955–1964)
Decorations	Croix de guerre (1939-1945) w/ Palm
Website	Official Website
Insignia
Beret badge of the 4th Foreign Regiment
Abbreviation	4e RE

4th Foreign Regiment

Components	Command and Services Company (CCS) 1st Foreign Volunteer Company (CEV) 2nd Foreign Volunteer Company (CEV) 3rd Foreign Volunteer Company (CEV) Cadre Training Company (CIC) Specialist Training Company (CIS)

The 4th Foreign Regiment (French: 4e Régiment étranger, 4e RE) is the unit responsible for training the French Foreign Legion.^[1] Prior to assuming its responsibility of training Foreign Legion personnel, the 4th Foreign Regiment was an infantry regiment which participated in campaigns in Morocco, French Indochina, and Algeria.^[2]

1 History
2 Organization
3 Notes
4 References
5 External Links

History

Originally established as the 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment on November 1, 1920 in Marrakesh, Morocco during the Rif War.^[2] In November 1940, the regiment was disbanded to allow its ranks to be reorganized into the 11th Foreign Regiment of Infantry and the 12th Foreign Regiment of Infantry.^[2] Shortly thereafter the regiment was reestablished as the 4th Demibrigade of the Foreign Legion. Under that name it operated as part of the Free French forces until 1943 when it was again disbanded as part of another French military reorganization.^[2]

In July 1962, the 4th Foreign Regiment was redeployed to southern Algeria where the regiment was tasked with guarding the oil fields and French nuclear facilities in the region.^[3] The 4th Foreign Regiment was disbanded and its subordinate units were folded into the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment.^[3] In October 1976 the Foreign Legion established a new Instruction Regiment (Regiment d'Instruction) at Castelnaudary by divesting the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment's Instruction Group (Groupement d' Instruction).^[3]

The 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment's lineage was passed on to the new Instruction Regiment. In 1980 the Instruction Regiment was given its current name as the 4th Foreign Regiment.^[2]

Organization

The Regiment consists of six companies:^[1]

Command and Services Company (CCS), or Compagnie de Commandement et des Services, is the regimental headquarters company which also has integrated logistical capabilities.^[1] This company has several subordinate administrative units such as the Office of Maintenance and Logistics, the Office of Job Training (Bureaux Instruction Empoi), and the Directorate of Human Resources (Direction des Ressources Humaines).^[4]
Foreign Volunteer Companies (CEV), or Compagnies d’Étranger Voluntaire, are responsible for performing recruit basic training.^[1] The regiment has three such companies.^[1]
Cadre Training Company (CIC), or Compagnie d’Instruction des Cadres, conducts all NCO education and professional development courses.^[5]
Specialist Instruction Company (CIS), or Compagnie d’Instruction des Spécialistes, conducts training courses in administrative and technical skill.^[1] This company teaches over forty courses a year ranging from three to fifteen weeks each.^[6]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Koelher, Charles (31). "LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA: THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION SINCE 1962". U.S. General Command and Staff College. pp. 70–72. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA436978&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Historique du 4ème Régiment étranger". French Foreign Legion. http://4re.legion-etrangere.com/fr/historique/index.php?SM=111. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Windrow, Martin (1996). Foreign Legion since 1945. Osprey. pp. 43–45. ISBN 1-85532-621-3.
^ "Compagnie de commandement et de service". http://4re.legion-etrangere.com/fr/cie/ccs.php. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ "Compagnie d'instruction des cadres". Legion Etrangere. http://4re.legion-etrangere.com/modules/info_seul.php?id=51&idA=27&idA_SM=23/. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
^ "Compagnie d'instruction des spécialistes" (in French). Legion Etrangere. http://4re.legion-etrangere.com/modules/info_seul.php?id=52&idA=28&idA_SM=23/. Retrieved 22 June 2010.

References

www.legion-etrangere.com
Windrow, Martin (1996). Foreign Legion since 1945. Osprey. ISBN 1-85532-621-3.

External Links

Official website - 4e Régiment étranger

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