page_title: 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment
section_title: Regimental Colors
hierarchical_section_title: 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment / Traditions / Regimental Colors
caption_attribution_description: drapeau du 2e Etranger
context_page_description: The 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the French Foreign Legion. The regiment is one of two mechanized infantry regiments of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade.
  Since the regiment's arrival from Bonifacio in 1983, it has been stationed at Quartier Colonel de Chabrières; named in honor of Colonel de Chabrières who was shot in the chest while leading a charge of the regiment. Quartier Colonel Chabrières is situated in Nimes, a historical Roman city, in the south of France.
  An armored infantry regiment, equipment includes more than 135 Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé and Véhicule Blindé Léger, to provide armoured protection of personnel during combat. The regiment also has the Véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie. The Regiment has responsibility for field testing new equipment for the French Army as a whole.
  The regiment benefits from a long tradition of conflicts and interventions. Recent engagements, from the Balkans to Afghanistan while passing by the Ivory Coast and the Central African Republic added additional experiences for the regiment.
caption: Regimental Colors of the 2nd REI with Honneur et Fidélité.
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