3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment

3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
3e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie
ActiveMarching Regiment of the Foreign Legion
11 November 1915 – present
Country France
Branch French Army
TypeInfantry
Role
Size675 men
Garrison/HQKourou, French Guiana
ColorsGreen and Red
MarchAnne-Marie du 3e étranger
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Laparra
Notable
commanders
Insignia
Abbreviation3e REI

The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: 3e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie, 3e REI) is an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. The regiment is stationed in French Guiana. Its mission includes the protection of the Guiana Space Centre, a European Space Agency (ESA) facility.

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