[4] The R.M.L.E distinguished itself during the siege of de Belly-en-Santerre, on 4 July 1916; then found glory on 14 September 1918 during the piercing of the Hindenburg Line, under orders of regimental commander Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Frédéric Rollet, the father of the Legion.
[4] With 9 citations earned at the orders of the armed forces during the World War I, the R.M.L.E obtained the double fourragère with ribbon colors of the Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918.
[4] In 1943, the R.M.L.E was reformed and subsequently engaged in combat operations against the German forces at Mansour mountain, in Tunisia, before participating in the campaign of France from 1944 to 1945 within the ranks of the 5th Armored Division.
[4] Following these events, the regiment reached the Rhine, conquered Stuttgart, and made way to Austria during the moment of the armistice.
[3] Command of the company was entrusted to a young 23-year-old veteran, Legion lieutenant Jacques Morin[7] from April 31, 1948, to May 31, 1949.
[6] A company of 3 REI led by Captain Cardinal resisted heroically and held the line for 9 hours against non-stop assaults of the Viet Minh.
[6] Nevertheless, the regiment was still engaged in combat at Đông Khê, Bac Khan and Điện Biên Phủ in 1954.
[9] In a fast tempo, the regiment marked the territory, took charge and pierced the route towards the east which is supposed to link Cayenne to the Brazilian frontier while investing time operations around the Guiana Space Centre, planetary mission accomplishments for which the regiment received the vermeil medal from the National Centre for Space Studies, C.N.E.S.
[9] At end of 2011, while the Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz became operational, the Regiment ensured protection around the area.
[10] Prior and before each space launch, under a prefectoral requisition at the corps of an inter-armed contingent, the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment conducts search reconnaissance patrols in the exterior zones around the launching area in order to prevent any compromising intrusion.
[10] Simultaneously, the regiment also ensures the defense of the sensitive installations in relation to the launch site towards low altitude aerial threats by the CA (Compagnie d'Appui).
[10] At the end of 2011, the Guiana Space Center integrated the Soyouz and Vega launchers, during which the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment would ensure the usual front line surrounding protection.
[10] Initiated in 2008 and reinforced in 2010, Harpie is an inter-ministerial operation aimed at fighting illegal clandestine mining activities.
[10] Centre d'entraînement en forêt équatoriale (CEFE) Situated in Regina, on the shores of the Approuague, in a jungle environment, the Jungle Training Center (French: Centre d'entraînement en forêt équatoriale, CEFE) is the French reference center for equatorial forest domain training and expertise, and one of the 4 "jungle instruction centers" internationally recognized.
Ein Offizier den mag ich nicht Weil er den Mädchen viel verspricht Ein Legionär nur soll es sein, ja sein Ihm schenke ich mein Herz allein.