page_title: 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion
hierarchical_section_title: 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion
caption_attribution_description: Insigne régimentaire de la 13e Demi-brigade de Légion étrangère
context_page_description: The 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion, was created in 1940 and was the main unit of the 1st Free French Division, Free French Forces. From the coast of Norway to Bir Hakeim, to Africa then the Alsace, while passing by Syria and Italy, the 13th Demi-Brigade would be part of most of the major campaigns of the armed forces of France during the Second World War.
  After having been engaged in Indochina from 1946 to 1954, the 13ᵉ DBLE joined the Algerian War, and left in 1962. The 13ᵉ DBLE was based until 2011 at Quartier-Général Monclar in Djibouti, in virtue of an accord between France and the Republic of Djibouti in 1977. During 2011, the unit moved to the United Arab Emirates. In 2016, the unit returned to France, based at the same camp where it was first formed – Camp du Larzac.
context_section_description: The 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion (French: 13ᵉ Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 13ᵉ DBLE), was created in 1940 and was the main unit of the 1st Free French Division, Free French Forces (FFL). From the coast of Norway to Bir Hakeim, to Africa then the Alsace, while passing by Syria and Italy, the 13th Demi-Brigade would be part of most of the major campaigns of the armed forces of France during the Second World War.
  After having been engaged in Indochina from 1946 to 1954, the 13ᵉ DBLE joined the Algerian War, and left in 1962. The 13ᵉ DBLE was based until 2011 at Quartier-Général Monclar in Djibouti, in virtue of an accord between France and the Republic of Djibouti in 1977. During 2011, the unit moved to the United Arab Emirates. In 2016, the unit returned to France, based at the same camp where it was first formed (and took its designation on 27 March 1940) – Camp du Larzac.
caption: Regimental Insignia of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion, 1st Model "drakkar on the waves, surrounded from one part to another by the motto MORE MAJORUM in golden letters and underlined by a legion grenade seal with "13", all on a white background"
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