Verberie and Saint-Vaast-de-Longmont on the 21. On November 8, one of the battalion's regiment was dissolved and merged with another within the regiment's battalion configurations. On November 11, the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment was officially dissolved. The command of the new regiment was entrusted to Lt.Colonel Cot. 38 Officers and 1233 men were assigned to the new regiment, in principal in the first battalion, the company hors rang, the machine gun company of the regiment, and the 1st machine gun company of the brigade. Traditions Insignia The 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment did not have an official insignia. Regimental Colors On September 13, 1915, at Chaux, during a military inspection revue in presence President of the Republic Raymond Poincaré, the regiment received the regimental colors decorated with the Croix de Guerre with one palm for a citation on September 8, 1915 (Artois - May 9, 1915). A second palm was bestowed on the regiment, following dissolution, for a citation on January 28, 1916 (Marne, ferme de Navarin - September to October 1915). The regimental colors was conserved by the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion, R.M.L.E following the dissolution of the regiment. Decorations The regiment was cited twice at the orders of the armed forces which confers two palms on the regiment's croix de guerre: Citation awarded on September 8 for merits on May 9, 1915, in Artois Citation awarded on January 28, 1916, for merits on September 20 to October 17, 1915, in la Marne. Regimental Commanders Period 1914-1915 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 2ème R.M.1eR.E September 12 1914 - May 8, 1915: Colonel Pein () May 8, 1915 - May 9, 1915: Colonel Cot May 9, 1915 - June 13, 1915: in interim, Commandant Collet. June 13, 1915 - November 11, 1915: Colonel Cot. Note: Colonel Pein, named regimental commander of the 1st Moroccan Brigade which the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment is a part of, was killed during combats on May 9, 1915. Notable Officers and legionnaires François Faber, Luxembourgian, racing cyclist victor of the Tour de France in 1909. See also Joseph Joffre Canadian National Vimy Memorial References Régiment de marche de la légion, Erwan Bergot, éditions Presses de la Cité, 1984. . Le livre d’or de la Légion étrangère (1831-1955), Jean Brunon et Georges Manue, éditions Charles Lavauzelle et Cie, 1958. External