Regiment | Colors | Insignia | Beret Insignia | Tenure | Notable Commandants |
Le Commandement de la Légion étrangère (C.O.M.L.E) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_legion.svg/90px-Flag_of_legion.svg.png) | | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/COMLE-b%C3%A9ret.jpg/60px-COMLE-b%C3%A9ret.jpg) | 1931–present | général Paul-Frédéric Rollet général Raoul Magrin-Vernerey général Jean-Claude Coullon |
1st Foreign Regiment (1er R.E.) |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Drapeau-1RE-verso.jpg/90px-Drapeau-1RE-verso.jpg) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Insigne_1er_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger-transparent.png/63px-Insigne_1er_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger-transparent.png)
| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Insign_de_b%C3%A9ret_1er_RE_Type_3.jpg/60px-Insign_de_b%C3%A9ret_1er_RE_Type_3.jpg) | 1841–present | François Achille Bazaine Colonel Raphaël Vienot Pierre Joseph Jeanningros Captain Jean Danjou Peter I of Serbia Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener[citation needed] Paul-Frédéric Rollet Commandant Pierre Segrétain Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Paul Jeanpierre
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4th Foreign Regiment (4ème R.E.) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_legion.svg/90px-Flag_of_legion.svg.png) * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Insigne_r%C3%A9gimentaire_du_4e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger.jpg/58px-Insigne_r%C3%A9gimentaire_du_4e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger.jpg) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/4REI-b%C3%A9ret.jpg/60px-4REI-b%C3%A9ret.jpg) | 1920–1940 1941–1943 1948–1963 1976 –present
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Foreign Legion Recruiting Group (G.R.L.E) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_legion.svg/90px-Flag_of_legion.svg.png) * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Insigne-GRLE.jpg/60px-Insigne-GRLE.jpg) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/GRLE-b%C3%A9ret.jpg/60px-GRLE-b%C3%A9ret.jpg) | 2007–present | |
Legion Pionniers (Pionniers de La Légion Etrangère) 1st Foreign Regiment Pionniers Sections of Tradition 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment Pionniers Groups 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment Pionniers Groups 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment Pionniers Groups 4th Foreign Regiment Pionniers Groups Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte Pionniers Groups | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_legion.svg/90px-Flag_of_legion.svg.png) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Pionniers.png/90px-Pionniers.png) | 1e RE 1e REG 2e REG 3e RE 4e RE D.L.E.M | 1831–present | |
Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments (D.C.R.E) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Drapeau-1RE-verso.jpg/90px-Drapeau-1RE-verso.jpg) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/DCRE.png/60px-DCRE.png) | * | 1933–1955 1955–present | Colonel Louis-Antoine Gaultier |
1st Foreign Infantry Regiment (1er R.E.I) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Drapeau-1RE-verso.jpg/90px-Drapeau-1RE-verso.jpg) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Insigne_du_1%C2%B0_REI.JPG/60px-Insigne_du_1%C2%B0_REI.JPG) | | 1950–1955 | |
1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er R.E.C) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/1er_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_de_cavalerie-drapeau.svg/90px-1er_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_de_cavalerie-drapeau.svg.png) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/1rec_SVG.svg/60px-1rec_SVG.svg.png) Nec Pluribus Impar | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/1REC-b%C3%A9ret.jpg/61px-1REC-b%C3%A9ret.jpg) | 1921–present | |
Foreign Air Supply Company (C.E.R.A) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/CERA.JPG/90px-CERA.JPG) | | 1951 | |
Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (Para Co. du 3ème R.E.I) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Cie_para_3REI.JPG/60px-Cie_para_3REI.JPG) | | 1948–1949 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1er BEP (1948–1955) | Lieutenant Jacques Morin (Company Commander)[46] Lieutenant Paul Arnaud de Foïard (Section-Platoon, Commander) |
1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1er B.E.P) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Insigne1erBEP.jpg/60px-Insigne1erBEP.jpg) | | 1948–1955 | Commandant Pierre Segrétain[43] (1er BEP, I formation) Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Jeanpierre[45] (1er BEP, I, II and III formations) Captain Pierre Sergent [fr]
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1st Foreign Parachute Regiment (1er R.E.P) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Insigne_du_1%C2%B0_REP.jpg/60px-Insigne_du_1%C2%B0_REP.jpg) Marche ou Creve | | 1955–1961 | Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Jeanpierre[45] Commandant Hélie de Saint Marc Captain Pierre Sergent [fr] Guy Rubin de Cervens
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1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company (1ère C.E.P.M.L) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Insigne_1%C2%B0CEPML.jpg/60px-Insigne_1%C2%B0CEPML.jpg) | | 1953–1954 | Lieutenant Jacques Molinier Lieutenant Paul Turcy Lieutenant Erwan Bergot Lieutenant Jean Singland |
1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er R.E.G) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/1er_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_de_g%C3%A9nie-drapeau.svg/90px-1er_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_de_g%C3%A9nie-drapeau.svg.png) | Ad Unum | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Insigne_de_b%C3%A9ret_du_1er_REG.jpg/60px-Insigne_de_b%C3%A9ret_du_1er_REG.jpg) | 1999–present | |
2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2ème R.E.G) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/1er_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_de_g%C3%A9nie-drapeau.svg/90px-1er_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_de_g%C3%A9nie-drapeau.svg.png) | Rien n'empêche | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Insigne_de_b%C3%A9ret_du_2e_REG.jpg/51px-Insigne_de_b%C3%A9ret_du_2e_REG.jpg) | 1999–present | |
2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment (2ème R.E.C) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/2e_REC.jpg/60px-2e_REC.jpg) | | 1939–1940 1945–1962 | |
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2ème R.E.I) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/2REI.jpg/90px-2REI.jpg) | Être Prêt | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/2REI-b%C3%A9ret.jpg/68px-2REI-b%C3%A9ret.jpg) | 3 April 1841 – 1 April 1943 1 August 1945 – 1 January 1968 1 September 1972 – present | Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta François Certain Canrobert Jean-Luc Carbuccia Colonel de Chabrières Pierre Joseph Jeanningros Captain Jean Danjou Commandant Pierre Segrétain Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Paul Jeanpierre |
2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion (2ème B.E.P) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/2rep.jpg/60px-2rep.jpg) | | 1948–1955 | Commandant Barthélémy Rémy Raffali[79] Captain Georges Hamacek |
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2ème R.E.P) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/2e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_de_parachutistes-drapeau.svg/90px-2e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_de_parachutistes-drapeau.svg.png) | More Majorum | | 1955–present | Lieutenant Colonel Paul Arnaud de Foïard |
2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment- 2èmeRM.1er RE (1914–1915) 3rd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment- 3èmeRM.1erRE (1914–1915) 4th Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment- 4èmeRM.1erRE (1914–1915) 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment- 2èmeRM.2èmeRE (1914–1915) Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (R.M.L.E) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/RMLE.jpg/60px-RMLE.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/3rei.jpg/60px-3rei.jpg) | | 1915–1920 1942–1945 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment-present | Colonel Paul-Frédéric Rollet Lieutenant-Colonel Peppino Garibaldi Colonel Alphonse Van Hecke Eugene Bullard American poet Alan Seeger Swiss poet, French naturalized Blaise Cendrars Lieutenant Colonel Prince Count Aage of Rosenborg Italian writer, Curzio Malaparte Lazare Ponticelli |
3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3ème R.E.I) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/RMLE.jpg/60px-RMLE.jpg) Legio Patria Nostra
| | 11 November 1915 – present | |
Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers (RMVE) 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers- 21e R.M.V.E (1939–1940) 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers- 22e R.M.V.E (1939–1940) 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers- 23e R.M.V.E (1940) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/1%C2%B0_-_21%C2%B0_RMVE.JPG/60px-1%C2%B0_-_21%C2%B0_RMVE.JPG)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/2%C2%B0_-_22%C2%B0_RMVE.JPG/60px-2%C2%B0_-_22%C2%B0_RMVE.JPG) | | 1939–1940 | |
3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion (3ème B.E.P) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Insigne3REP.jpg/60px-Insigne3REP.jpg) | | 1948–1955 | Captain Darmuzai[80] |
3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment (3ème R.E.P) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Insigne3REP.jpg/60px-Insigne3REP.jpg) | | 1955–1955 | Captain Darmuzai[80] |
5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (5ème R.E.I) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/5e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27infanterie-drapeau.svg/90px-5e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27infanterie-drapeau.svg.png) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/5%C2%B0_REI_Type_1.jpg/60px-5%C2%B0_REI_Type_1.jpg) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/5%C2%B0_REI_b%C3%A9ret_Type_2.jpg/60px-5%C2%B0_REI_b%C3%A9ret_Type_2.jpg) | 1930–2000 | |
6th Foreign Infantry Regiment (6ème R.E.I) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/6e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27infanterie-drapeau.svg/90px-6e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27infanterie-drapeau.svg.png) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/6%C2%B0_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27infanterie.jpg/60px-6%C2%B0_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27infanterie.jpg) Ad Unum | | 1939–1940; 1949–1955 | Commandant Pierre Segrétain Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Jeanpierre |
6th Foreign Engineer Regiment (6ème R.E.G) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/6e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27infanterie-drapeau.svg/90px-6e_r%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27infanterie-drapeau.svg.png) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/6%C2%B0_REG_Type_1.jpg/60px-6%C2%B0_REG_Type_1.jpg) Ad Unum | | 1984–1999 1999–1e REG
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11th Foreign Infantry Regiment (11ème R.E.I) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/11%C2%B0_R%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27Infantrie.JPG/60px-11%C2%B0_R%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27Infantrie.JPG) | | 1939–1940 | |
12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (12ème R.E.I) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/12%C2%B0_R%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27Infantrie.JPG/60px-12%C2%B0_R%C3%A9giment_%C3%A9tranger_d%27Infantrie.JPG) | | 1939–1940 | |
13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13ème D.B.L.E) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/13e_demi-brigade_de_l%C3%A9gion_%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re-drapeau.svg/90px-13e_demi-brigade_de_l%C3%A9gion_%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re-drapeau.svg.png) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Insigne_r%C3%A9gimentaire_de_la_13e_Demi-brigade_de_L%C3%A9gion_%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re_SVG.svg/53px-Insigne_r%C3%A9gimentaire_de_la_13e_Demi-brigade_de_L%C3%A9gion_%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re_SVG.svg.png) More Majorum | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/13DBLE-b%C3%A9ret.jpg/68px-13DBLE-b%C3%A9ret.jpg) | 1940–present | |
Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (D.L.E.M) | * | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Dlem.jpg/60px-Dlem.jpg) Pericula Ludus
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/2e_REC.jpg/60px-2e_REC.jpg) | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Insigne_de_b%C3%A9ret_du_DLEM.JPG/60px-Insigne_de_b%C3%A9ret_du_DLEM.JPG) | 1973–present |