1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=1er Régiment étranger de cavalerie
caption=Regimental badge
dates=1920-
country=France
branch=French Army
command_structure=6th Light Armoured Brigade
type=Cavalry
role=Armoured Cavalry
size=One Regiment
current_commander=
garrison=Orange, Vaucluse, France
ceremonial_chief=
ceremonial_chief_label=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=Royal étranger
motto="Nec pluribus impar"
colors=
march= Regimental March : Marche du 1er REC. Legion Etrangere's March : Le Boudin
mascot=
battles=World War II
First Indochina War
Algerian War
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=Camerone Day (April 30), Saint-Georges Day and Christmas
The 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment ( _fr. 1er Régiment étranger de cavalerie, 1er REC) is the only armoured cavalry regiment in the French Foreign Legion. It is one of two cavalry regiments of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade.
It has been stationed in Orange, Vaucluse since 1967, when it arrived from Mers-el-Kébir.
Composition
The regiment is divided into seven squadrons with an estimated manpower of 930 men.
•The ECL, Command and Logistics Squadron.
•The EAS, Administration and Support Squadron.
•Four Combat Squadrons (the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th) each made up of 4 combat groups and a command group. They are equipped with AMX 10 RC, an armoured and wheeled vehicle with a 105mm gun.
•The EEI, Reconnaissance and Light Squadron.
Battle Honours
*Camerone 1863
*Levant 1925–1926
*Maroc 1925–1927
*Ousseltia 1943
*Colmar 1945
*Stuttgart 1945
*Indochine 1947–1954
*AFN 1952–1962
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