Champagne On September 14, the regiment left the respective prepositionings and made way to Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple, north of Châlons-en-Champagne within the sector of the 10e DIC. On September 25, the regiment occupied the front line trenches and participated since the following day to a joint offensive along with the colonial regiments and during which the regimental commander Lecomte-Denis, was wounded. Until October 2, the date in which the regiment was relieved, the regiment registered around the sectors in concern numerous losses. The 2nd Marching Regiment which reconnected with the 1st Brigade of the Moroccan Division () made way then to Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus, then Saint-Étienne-au-Temple, south of Suippes where the regiment garrisoned until October 19 of 1915 and endured also numerous heavy losses. Dissolution On October 20, 1915, the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment heads to l'Oise in the region of Pont-Sainte-Maxence, until November 11, the date in which the regiment was dissolved. At dissolution, the regiment counted 30 Officers and 1910 men, all of whom formed the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (RMLE) by merger. Traditions Regimental Colors The 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment received the regimental colors on September 13, 1915, in a ceremony presided by President of the Republic and the Minister of War. Decorations Citation of the regiment: " In September 1915, the regiment mounted the assaults of enemy positions with a superb tempo and handling, while seizing numerous machine gun posts ". Regimental Commanders Period 1914-1915 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2ème R.M.2eR.E August 29, 1914 - December 2, 1914: Lieutenant-Colonel Passard December 3, 1914 - December 10, 1914: Chef de battaillon Gueilhers ( by interim ) December 11, 1914 - September 25, 1915: Colonel Lecomte-Denis September 26, 1915 - October 18, 1915: Commandant Rozet ( by interim ) October 19, 1915 - November 11, 1915: Lieutenant-Colonel de Lavenne de Choulot See also Major (France) French Foreign Legion Music Band (MLE) Joseph Joffre Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion Canadian National Vimy Memorial References Bibliographies: 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 links "Detailed History of the RMLE" "The French Foreign Legion on the front of Champagne (1914 - 1917)" Defunct French Foreign Legion units Military units and formations established