12th Foreign Infantry Regiment
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| 12th Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment (12e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie) |
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| Active | November 6, 1939 - 1940 |
| Country |  France |
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| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 3,000 men |
Each year, the French Foreign Legion commemorates and celebrates Camarón in its headquarters in Aubagne and Bastille Day military parade in Paris; featuring the Pionniers leading and opening the way.
The 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: 12e Régiment étranger d'infanterie, 12e REI) was an infantry regiment of the French Foreign Legion which existed from 1939 to 1940 at the beginning of the World War II.
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History
The regiment was sent from its training camp at La Valbonne straight into action at Soissons, Picardy on 11 May 1940.[1] After fighting its way out of encirclement it was broken as a unit by 6 June 1940.[2] By the Armistice the remaining men, only 300 of the 2,800 men that had completed training, had reached Limoges in central France.[3]
See also
11th Foreign Infantry Regiment
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