Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion

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Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion Régiment de Marche de la Légion Étrangère
Insignia of the RMLE
Active	Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion November 11, 1915 – September 20, 1920 December 15, 1942 – July 1945 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment July 1, 1945 – present
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Marching Regiment
Size	2700 men
Motto(s)	France d'abord ("France first")
Colors	green, red
Anniversaries	Camerone (April 30)
Engagements	World War I World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Paul-Frédéric Rollet
Insignia
Abbreviation	RMLE

The Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (RMLE) (French: Régiment de marche de la Légion étrangère) was a French military unit that fought in World War I and World War II. Initially composed of marching regiments from the 1st Foreign Regiment (1^er RE) of Sidi Bel Abbes and the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2^e RE) of Saida, Algeria, it re-formed as the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3^e REI).

The Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion was created on November 11, 1915 by merging:

• the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment, and
• the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment

...with a strength of 71 officers and 3,315 junior officiers, corporals and legionnaires.

The Marching Regiment became the first regiment of the French Army to wear the fourragere with colors of the Médaille militaire and one of the most decorated, along with the Régiment d'infanterie-chars de marine (RICM).