2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment
| 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment (2e Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie) | |
|---|---|
Regimental Insignia of the 2 REC | |
| Active | July 1939 – January 1, 1946 November 1946 – January 1962 |
| Disbanded | The Regiment
The Regimental Colors |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Nickname(s) | Dauphin |
| Motto(s) | Pericula Ludus Dangers game - for the regiment; Danger is my Pleasure |
| Colors | Green & Red |
| Engagements | World War II First Indochina War Algeria War Suez Crisis |
| Battle honours | Camerone 1863 AFN 1952-1962 Regimental Colors of the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte as of 1984 |
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The 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment (French: 2e Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie, 2e REC) was a cavalry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. the regiment was dissolved twice, in 1946 and 1962; the regimental colors have been entrusted to the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte since 1984.