Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East

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Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East
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Company Insignia
Active1946–1954
DisbandedAugust 11, 1954
Country France
AllegianceFlag of legion.svgFrench Foreign Legion
BranchFranceFrench Army
TypePenal military unit
RoleClose-quarters combat
Forward observer
Desert warfare
Jungle warfare
Raiding
7 Flames Grenade, Junk Ship, White Sail, CD« DURA LEX SED LEX » (La)[1]
The Law is harsh, but it is the Law

The Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East (French: Compagnie disciplinaire en Extrême-Orient, CDRE/EO) created on June 1 1946, was the disciplinary company (French: compagnie de discipline) for serious offenders from all Foreign Regiments in the Far East (French: Extrême-Orient). The main Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Legion (CDLE), which received those sent from Legion regiments garrisoned or operating in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, the Levant and Tonkin (special section of the 5e REI and later in 1963, part of a Saharan disciplinary section unit of the 5e REI and 2e REI) was dissolved on July 1 1964, the latter was based on rules and regulations set by général Rollet in 1931.

The Disciplinary Company of the Far East was garrisoned at Tagne Island (French: l'île de Tagne), in the Cam Ranh Bay. Attached to the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2e REI, the disciplinary company depended on the battalions implanted in Central Vietnam. After the 1st battalion, the disciplinary mission was transferred to the 4e which arrived on February 1950, the latter being found in Quảng Nam Province. The disciplinary company handled the disciplining of all Foreign Regiments present in French Indochina. The CDRE/EO was dissolved on August 1, 1954, while Tagne Island was placed at the disposition of French Navy Commando Jaubert.

Insignia[]

Golden grenade with 7 flames, the bomb of the grenade carries the black letters « CD » (for (French: Compagnie disciplinaire) - Disciplinary Company) surrounded with the inscription « DURA LEX SED LEX ».[2] in latin. In front of the flames is detached a white sail. The grenade with 7 flames is the symbol of the Legion; the white sail is that of a Junk ship, which recalls the implementation of the unit on an island, accessible to land only by boat; the inscription means : "The Law is harsh, but it is the Law" evoking the character of the unit. The insignia was created in 1947, by Captain Dutter, Commandant of the CDRE/EO.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ulpian, Digesta Iustiniani, Roman Jurist of the 3rd century AD
  2. ^ Ulpian, Digesta Iustiniani, Roman Jurist of the 3rd century AD

Sources[]

  • Centre de documentation de la Légion étrangère
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