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Foreign Legion Command (COMLE) 
Foreign Legion Command InsigniaActive 1984 - Present Country 
FranceAllegiance 
French Foreign LegionType Administration Role Headquarters Size 47 Personnel Total
23 Officers
24 EnlistedHeadquarters Aubagne, France Battle honours Camerone 1863 Commanders Commandant of the French Foreign Legion Brigadier General Alain Bouquin Insignia Beret badge of the Foreign Legion Command 
Abbreviation COMLE Foreign Legion CommandComponents The Foreign Legion Command (COMLE), or Commandement de la Légion Étrangère, is the headquarters of the French Foreign Legion.[1] The headquarters detachment was established in 1984 following the reorganization of the previous Foreign Legion Group (GLE). Foreign Legion Command is headed by the Foreign Legion's Commandant.
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Overview
The Foreign Legion command assumed the command responsibility for French Foreign Legion from its previous incarnation as Foreign Legion Group in 1984. Foreign Legion Command directly oversees all logistical, human resource issues, training, and all other Foreign administrative issues.[1] Foreign Legion Command handles these responsibilities through its directly subordinate units and through the 1st Foreign Regiment as well as the 4th Foreign Regiment.[1] COMLE has direct command over the 1st and 4th Foreign Regiments (these are the only two such regiments which are outside regular French army command).[1] Foreign Legion Command is led by the Commandant of the Foreign Legion, either by a Major General or a Brigadier General, who answers directly to the Chief of Staff of the French Army.[1]
Organization
- Human Resources Division (DRHLE): This unit handles the administrative affairs of personnel serving overseas.
- Foreign Legion Recruiting Group (GRLE): This unit is responsible for coordinating all recruiting activities for the French Foreign Legion.
- Foreign Legion Emergency Staff and Statistics Division (DSPLE): This division is the intelligence staff of the Foreign Legion.
- Communication and Information Division (DICLE): This division manages the public relations and internal communications of the Foreign Legion.
- Division of Information Systems and Communication (DSICLE): This division manages the information systems and networks of the Foreign Legion. This division also is responsible for publishing the publication Képi Blanc.
- History and Heritage Division (DHPLE): This division works to preserve the history of the French Foreign Legion, including the operation of the Legion's museum.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Koelher, Charles (31). "LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA: THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION SINCE 1962". U.S. General Command and Staff College. pp. 69. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA436978&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
History of the French Foreign Legion— Képi Blanc (publication)
Current Foreign Legion Units Administrative1st Foreign Regiment — Foreign Legion Command — Foreign Legion Recruiting GroupInfantry2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment — 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment — 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment — 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade — Foreign Legion Detachment in MayotteCavalryEngineeringTraining4th Foreign Regiment — Jungle Training Center — Combat Training Center at Arta Beach
Defunct Foreign Legion Units Administrative and TrainingAirborne1st Foreign Parachute Regiment — 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment — 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar CompanyInfantry5th Foreign Infantry Regiment — 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment — 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment — 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment — 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers — 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers — 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign VolunteersCavalry2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment — 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry DivisionMiscellaneousArmored Train of the Foreign Legion — Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East.
Categories:- Units of the French Foreign Legion
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