List of commanders of the Foreign Legion

The following is a list of all of the commanders of the Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) __TOC__

Commanders of the Foreign Legion Commanders of Foreign Legion Command (COMLE)

No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin Campaigns11Général de brigadeChristophe de Saint Chamas 2011 201x 10Général de divisionAlain Bouquin 2009 2011 9Général de brigadeLouis Pichot de Champfleury 200620088Général de brigadeBruno Dary200420067Général de brigadeFranscheschi200220046Général de brigadeBernard Grail199920025Général de brigadeChristian Piquemal199419994Général de brigadeBernard Colcomb199219943Général de brigadeRaymond Le Corre198819922Général de brigadeJean Louis Roué198519881Général de brigadeCoullons19841985

Commanders of Groupement de la Légion étrangère (GLE) No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin CampaignsGénéral de brigadeCoullons19821984Général de brigadePaul Louis Joseph Lardry19801982Bernard Goupil19761980Gustav Fourreau19731976Marcel Letestu19721973

Commanders of the 1st Foreign Regiment Commanders of the 1st Foreign Regiment of the Foreign Legion (1841-1856) No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin Campaign9ColonelMartenot de Cordoue185518558ColonelLevy185518557ColonelVienot185418556ColonelBazaine 185118545ColonelLesueur de Givry 185018514ColonelÉmile Henry MellinetMarch 15, 1846December 2, 18503ColonelMouret 184318462ColonelDespinoy18421843Algeria1Colonelde Mollenbeck 18411842

Commanders of the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment No. Rank Name Command began CampaignCommandant(Major) Jeanpierre 19551956Lieutenant ColonelBrothier19561957Lieutenant ColonelJeanpierre 19571958Lieutenant ColonelBrothier 19581959Lieutenant ColonelDufour19591960Lieutenant ColonelGuiraud19601961

Commanders of the 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment The 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment existed from 1939 to 1940 and 1946 to 1962; during its existence the regiment was led by ten different officers. Rank Name Command began Command endedLieutenant-Colonel Baldini19611962Lieutenant-Colonelde Coatgoureden19601961Lieutenant-ColonelOgier de Baulny19571960Lieutenant-ColonelLegendre19551957Lieutenant-ColonelRenucci19531955Lieutenant-ColonelBerchet19521953aLieutenant-Colonelde Chazelles19481952Lieutenant-ColonelLennuyeux19461948Regiment disbanded in 1940. Regiment reestablished in 1946.Commandant (Chef d'Escadrons)Billon19401940ColonelFarine19391940

Commanders of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment is the youngest of all the regiments of the Foreign Legion having been established on July 1, 1999. No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin Campaign6ColonelPhilippe Kirscher2009 ---5ColonelChavanat200720094ColonelBoucher200520073ColonelFradin200320052ColonelAutran200120031ColonelNeboisJuly 1, 19992001

Commanders of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment Commander of the 2nd Foreign Regiment Following the Crimean War, the elements of the two regiments which had participated in the war returned to Algeria and were consolidated into a single regiment thereafter referred to as the 2nd Foreign Regiment. No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin Campaigns/Battles4ColonelPierre Joseph Jeanningros186218623Butet185918622185918591ColonelMarie Louis Henry de Granet-Lacroix de Chabrières18561859

Commanders of the 2nd Regiment of the Foreign Legion (1841-1855) No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin Campaigns/Battles9Marie Louis Henry de Granet-Lacroix de ChabrièresMay 29, 185518558Colonelde Caprez 18511855Crimean War7Cœur185118516ColonelJean-Luc Carbuccia1848July 17, 1851Bastia5de Noue184818484ColonelFrançois Certain de CanrobertMarch 31, 18491848Algeria3ColonelCaries de Senilhes18441848Algeria2Patrice de Mac Mahon184318441ColonelCaries de Senilhes18411843

Commanders of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment

No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin Campaign30ColonelBenoît Desmuelles2012201xMali- Operation Serval29ColonelFrançois Plessy2010201228ColonelE. Bellot des Minières20082010Afghanistan- Task Force Altor27ColonelB. Houdet20062008Chad- Operation Epervier26ColonelPaulet20042006RCI Opération Licorne25ColonelMaurin200220042002-2003: RCI Operation Licorne24ColonelAlain Bouquin200020022001: Kosovo - Mitrovica23Lieutenant-colonelPrevost199820001998: Chad - Operation Epervier 1999: Bosnia - Operation Salamander and Operation West Star 1999: Senegal - Operation Caya22ColonelBenoît Puga199619981996: Brazzaville - Operation Malebo 1996 - 1997: Bangui - Operation Almandin II 1997: Brazzaville - Operation Pelican21ColonelBruno Dary199419961995 - 1996: Bosnia - Operation SALAMANDER 1996: Chad - Operation EPERVIER20ColonelChicken199219941992-1993: Somalia - Operation Restore Hope 1992-1993 : Former Yugoslavia - UNPROFOR 1994: Chad - Operation Epervier19ColonelGausseres199019921990: Rwanda - Operation Noroit 1990-1991: Chad - Operation Epervier 1991: Iraq - Operation Daguet 1991: Djibouti - Operation Godoria 1992: Djibouti - Operation Iskoutir 18ColonelCoevoet198819901988: Operation EPERVIER 1990 : GABON - Operation Requin17ColonelWabinski1986198816ColonelGermanos198619881986: Chad - Operation EPERVIER 15Lieutenant-colonelJanvier198419861982: Lebanon - Operation Killer Whale 1984: Chad - Operation Manta14ColonelGuignon1982198413Lieutenant-colonelJean Louis Roué1978198012Lieutenant-colonelErulin197619781978: Kolwezi - Operation Bonite 1978: Chad - Operation Tacaud IV11Lieutenant-colonelBrette1974197610Lieutenant-colonelGoupil197219769Lieutenant-colonelDupoux197019728Lieutenant-colonelJeannou Lacaze196719701969 : Chad - Operation Tacaud 11967: Arrival in Calvi7Lieutenant-colonelPaul Arnaud de Foïard196519676Lieutenant-colonelCaillaud196319655Lieutenant-colonelChenel196119634Lieutenant-colonelDarmuzai196019613ColonelJacques Lefort195819602Chef de bataillonMasselotFebruary 1958April 19581Lieutenant-colonelDevismes19551958

Commanders of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment Commanders of the 3rd REI from 1945 to Present

No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin CampaignColonelBourdoncle de Saint-Salvy2009 ---

Commanders of the 3rd REI between 1920 and 1942

No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin Campaign8ColonelLevêque194119427ColonelLales193919416ColonelMantoz193619395ColonelBrillat-Savarin193219364ColonelMichet de la Baume192819323Lieutenant-colonelBlanc192619282Lieutenant-colonelFrançois192519251Lieutenant-colonelPaul Frederick Rollet19201925

Commanders of the 4th Foreign Regiment Commanders of the 4th Foreign Regiment No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin ColonelMistral2009PresentColonelPau20072009ColonelRoqueplo20052007ColonelKochin20032007ColonelThiebault20012003

Commanders of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment Commanders of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (1931-1945) No. Rank Name Command began Command endedColonelJean Belloc1943ColonelMarcel Alessandri19411943

Commanders of the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment Commanders of the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment (1939-1941) No. Rank Name Command began Command ended3Lieutenant-colonelDeloreOctober 1941December 31, 19412Lieutenant-colonelFerdinand BarreDecember 20, 1939October 19411ColonelImhausOctober 1, 1939December 20, 1939

Commanders of the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment (1949-1955) No. Rank Name Command began Command ended3Chef de BattalionGeorgeonJuly 7, 19552Lieutenant-colonelRossi1Lieutenant-ColonelBabonneau René April 1, 1949

Commanders of the Old Legion The Old Foreign Legion was established on March 9, 1831 and for the next several years the Legion quickly cycled through a number of officers until it was deployed to Spain to fight in the First Carlist War, after that deployment the pace of the change of leadership slowed down as the Foreign Legion enjoyed the leadershiper of able and skilled officers. However following taking catastrophic losses in Spain the French government at the time thought it best to disband this organization. No. Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin Campaigns/BattlesLieutenant-colonelAndrè Camille FerrayColonelJoseph Conrad (French colonel)November 1836June 2, 1837†AlgeriaFirst Carlist WarBattle of BarbastroColonelJean-Louis LebeauFirst Carlist WarColonelJoseph Jean-Nicolas BernelleAlgeriaFirst Carlist War3Colonel2ColonelMichel CombeApril 1, 1832September 18321ColonelBaron Christophe Anton von Stoffle1831April 1, 1832

Commanders of 13th Demi-Brigade Rank Name Command began Command ended Country of origin CampaignColonelBurkhartJuly 29, 2008ColonelMarchandJuly 29, 2006July 29, 2008Lieutenant-colonelHenry Billaudel2004July 29, 2006ColonelChavancy20022004ColonelJean Maurin20002002Lieutenant-colonelDebleds19982000Lieutenant-colonelEmmanuel Beth19961998ColonelJP Perez19941996ColonelIbanez19921994Lieutenant-colonelLe Flem19881990Lieutenant-colonelChampeau19861988Lieutenant-colonel Rideau19841986Lieutenant-colonelVialle19821984Lieutenant-colonelLoridon19801982Lieutenant-colonelGillet19781980Lieutenant-colonelJean-Claude Coullon19761978Lieutenant-colonelPaul Lardy19741976Lieutenant-colonelJean Pêtre19721974Lieutenant-colonelAlexis BounfilsJuly 14, 1970July 17, 1972Lieutenant-colonelGustave Fourreau1968July 14, 1970Lieutenant-colonelHugh Geoffrey19651968Lieutenant-colonelRobert Lacôte19621965Lieutenant-colonelDupuy de QuerezieuxJuly 11, 1961August 23, 1962Lieutenant-colonelAlbéric VaillantFebruary 7, 1961July 11, 1961Lieutenant-colonelRobert Roux19581961Lieutenant-colonelMaurice Senges1957

Commanders of the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte Rank Name Command began Command endedLieutenant-colonelSchiffer2009PresentLieutenant-colonelCompin20072009Lieutenant-colonelBroda20052007Lieutenant-colonelDenis Belivard20032005Lieutenant-colonelPatrick Munoz20012003Lieutenant-colonelPatrick Esteve19992001Lieutenant-colonelMauguen19971999Lieutenant ColonelGeorge Bernard Bon19951997Lieutenant-colonel Henri Cormier 19931995Lieutenant-colonel Bernard Dufour 19911993Lieutenant-colonel Philippe Bouvattier 19891991Lieutenant-colonel Bourgogne 1987 1989Lieutenant-colonelCaseneuve 1985 1987Lieutenant-colonelSavalle19831985Lieutenant-colonelPingault 19811983Lieutenant-colonelBargoin 1979 1981Lieutenant-colonelSabarrere1977 1979Lieutenant-colonel Racaud 19761977 CaptainGrandjean1973 1976

References Commanders of the 2ème Règiment Ètranger de Parachutistes