Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion Demi-brigade de Légion étrangère
Active	2 August 1930 - 1 September 1930
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Infantry

The Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion, (French: Demi-brigade de Légion étrangère) existed briefly in Indochina while regrouping the ensemble of the Battalion Forming Corps (French: « bataillon formant corps », BFC) issued from the 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment 1^er REI. The Demi-Brigade would become on 1 September 1930 the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: 5^e Régiment étranger d’infanterie).

Creation and different nominations

2 August 1930: formation of the Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion;
On 1 September 1930 : change in designation from Demi-Brigade to 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (5^e REI).

History, garrisons, campaigns and battles

On 1 September 1930 the BFC of the 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment 1^er REI and the 1st battalion of the 1^er REI newly arrived in the Far East allowed the constitution of four battalions of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 5^e REI:

The 4^e BFC became the I/5^e REI : 1st battalion of the 5^e REI
The 7^e BFC became the II/5^e REI: 2nd battalion of the 5^e REI
The 9^e BFC became the III/5^e REI : 3rd battalion of the 5^e REI
The 1st battalion of the 1^er REI became the IIII/ 5^e REI : 4th battalion of the 5^e REI

Nevertheless, the BFC (Battalion Forming Corps) (French: « bataillon formant corps ») remained until 1 April 1931.

Traditions

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Regimental Commanders

Main articles: Foreign Legion Command and Honneur et Fidelite

Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion in Indochina (2 to 31 August 1930).
- 1930 : Lieutenant-colonel Debas Jean.
9^e BFC of the 1^er REI
- 1926: Chef de bataillon Prieur.
- 1927: Chef de bataillon Maire.
- 1929: Chef de bataillon Lorillard
7^e BFC of the 1^er REI
- 1927 - 1929: Chef de bataillon Boutry
- 1929 - 1930: Chef de bataillon Kratzert
4^e BFC of the 1^er REI
- 1930: Chef de bataillon Lambert.

References

Bibliographies:

Historique du régiment du Tonkin - D'après : l'historique du 5^e REI 1883 - 1959, les articles de Georges d'Ossau, publiés dans KB de 1956 à 1957 et de 1963 à nos jours, les JMO du 5^e RMP de 1963 à 2000 (ouvrage collectif - Imp Seripole - 1991)
5^e Etranger - Historique du régiment du Tonkin T 1 - Ed Lavauzelle - Collectif (Cne (er) Mahuault, aspirant Lafaye (thèse de doctorat en histoire), lieutenant-colonel Peron, missionnés par le commandement de la Légion étrangère.
Légionnaires et bâtisseurs, L'Harmattan, 2006 Jean-Paul Mahuault
Plaquette pour cérémonie de dissolution du 5^e RE en 2000 - Collectif KB - Droits réservés SAMLE Rédacteur
Répertoire des chefs de corps - Centre de documentation de la Légion étrangère.

French Foreign Legion

Current
units

General Staff Headquarters	Foreign Legion Command
Command Administrative	1st Foreign Regiment 4th Foreign Regiment Foreign Legion Recruiting Group
Music band	French Foreign Legion Music Band
Infantry & parachute infantry	1st Foreign Regiment 4th Foreign Regiment 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 13th Demi-Brigade Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte
Cavalry	1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment
Engineers & parachute engineers	1st Foreign Engineer Regiment 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment
Training	4th Foreign Regiment Jungle Training Center Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

Defunct
units

Administrative and training	Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments
Parachute	Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion Foreign Air Supply Company 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company
Infantry & marching regiments	Mounted companies Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 3rd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 4th Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment/Garibaldi Legion 1st Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers
Saharan Legion units	Saharan Companies of the French Foreign Legion
Pioneers & engineers	6th Foreign Engineer Regiment
Cavalry	2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry Division
Transport (armored trains & heavy weight)	Armored Train of the Foreign Legion Passage Company of the Foreign Legion (CPLE) 5th Heavy Weight Transport Company
Disciplinary companies	Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East
Brigades	31st Brigade

Creation and different nominations

History, garrisons, campaigns and battles

Traditions

Regimental Commanders

See also

References