1st Foreign Regiment (France)

1st Foreign regiment
1st Foreign regiment
1e Régiment étranger
	Regimental badge of 1er RE
Active	1841–present
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Foreign Legion
Role	Music of the Legion; IILE; Museum of the Legion
Size	~600
Part of	Foreign Legion Command
Garrison/HQ	Aubagne
Motto(s)	Honneur et Fidélité
Colors	Green & Red
March	Nous sommes tous des volontaires (We are all volunteers)
Anniversaries	Camerone Day (April 30) and Christmas
Engagements	Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol 1854; Second Italian War of Independence; Battle of Magenta; French intervention in Mexico Battle of Camarón; World War I; Levant Campaign; World War II; Algerian War; Multinational Force in Lebanon; Gulf War
Commanders
Current; commander	Lieutenant-colonel Dujon
Notable; commanders	François Achille Bazaine; Raphaël Vienot; Pierre Joseph Jeanningros; Paul-Frédéric Rollet;
Insignia
Beret insignia of the 1st Foreign Regiment
Abbreviation	1er RE

The 1st Foreign Regiment (French: 1^er Régiment étranger, 1^er RE) is a depot regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. It is located at Aubagne.

The regiment is also responsible for running special institutions of the Legion. These include the magazine Képi Blanc, the Legion's Athletics Team (ATHLEG), the Legion Military Band, the Legion Museum and numerous other Legion initiatives.

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