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The 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion (French: 13 e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 13 e DBLE), was created in 1940 and was the main unit of the 1st Free French Division, Free French Forces (FFL).
Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the term to be abandoned in 1803, and the demi-brigades were renamed "régiments". The term was reused by certain later units in the French army, such as the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion, the only permanent demi-brigade in the modern French Army.
13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13 e DBLE) (first called 13th Light Mountain Demi-Brigade) – became the 13 e DBLE on 12 November 1940; 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers – (21 e RMVE) – first called 1 er RMVE – 29 September 1939; 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers (22 e RMVE) first called 2 e RMVE – 24 ...
13e Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère (13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion), Camp du Larzac. Détachement de la Légion Etrangère à Mayotte (Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Mayotte, Comore Islands.
He was a colonel during the First Indochina War serving with the French Foreign Legion and became the commanding officer of the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade between 21 August 1946 and his death in the line of duty on 1 March 1948.
[citation needed] She served in the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion as a driver for the medical officer, where she gained the nickname "La Miss". [2] The 13th Demi-Brigade was incorporated into the 1st Brigade of the 1st Free French Division, commanded by Colonel Marie-Pierre Kœnig. Travers was assigned as the driver to Kœnig.
Assigned to the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment after his basic training at Sidi Bel Abbès, Legionnaire Siegfried served and fought with distinction for 18 years with the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion; the former Free French Demi-Brigade, in the Indochina War, the Algerian War and Djibouti.
Foreign Legion Units Involved: May 26 – June 11, 1942 Battle of Bir Hakeim: Bir Hakeim, Libya: Lieutenant-colonel Dimitri Amilakhvari: Victory Successful Delaying Action 2nd Battalion of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 3rd Battalion of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion: September 22–26, 1940 Battle of Lạng Sơn