Régiment de Marche de la Légion Etrangère (NA)

[TheBoberton]

Régiment de Marche de la Légion Etrangère

Regimental History

On 11 November 1915, the surviving Legion forces on the Western front are merged to form a single regiment. July 1916 - Somme    On July 4, when taking Belloy-en-Santerre, the 3rd Battalion was destroyed and lost its commander. On 7 July the 1st Battalion attacked hose Chancellor and in turn lost its leader.    In Mid-July, the regiment, which had only three companies per battalion was withdrawn from the front to recover. From 4 to 9 July they lost 1368 men in 3000. April 1917 - Aubérive    The battle takes place from April 17 to 21 results in the knockout half of 1500 legionaries RMLE and the loss of the Regiment's commander, who will be replaced by Commander Deville . August 1917 - Verdun    On August 20, the regiment is responsible for the attack to relieve the city. In front of them four regiments enemies are entrenched. All objectives set for the regiment are met, and they push over three kilometers into the enemy line.. It was during this feat of arms the regiment wins its sixth Croix de Guerre, and soon the Légion d'honneur, to be placed upon the regimental colours. April 1918 - Hangard    Taking the woods of Hangard on 26 April results in the destruction of the 1st and 2nd battalions of the regiment, with the loss of 822 men. May-June 1918 - Soissons   On May 29th, the Regiment again holds against the German offensive, at the cost of another battalion commander. July 1918 - Second Battle of the Marne    The RMLE from 18 July partake in the great offensive in the region of Villers-Cotterets . The 1st Battalion lost its commander, Husson Sampigny. September 1918 - Hindenburg Line    In August 1918, the regiment , who recovered the wounded and supplemented its workforce with reinforcements filing Lyon and executives from Morocco , has 48 officers and 2,540 legionaries    On 2 September, the regiment stormed the Hindenburg line of defense at the height of Terny- Sorny.    In two weeks of fighting the RMLE lost half its men. Amongst the casualties is 2nd Battalion's commander, Captain Lannurien . Nevertheless, on September 14, the RMLE renewed the attack and pushed the front in the village of Allemant. Regimental History is currently a work in progress.

Roster Rank Name Country of Origin* Sergent-Chef Joseph Thomas Caporal Maxwell Holland Legionnaire Stanislaw Kowalski Legionnaire Esteban Guevara Engagé Volontaire Albert Meursault 1 Engagé Volontaire James J. Mallicoat	Ranking System Sergent-Chef Tags: RMLE_SgtChef_Surname Sergent Tags: RMLE_Sgt_Surname Caporal Tags: RMLE_Cpl_Surname Legionnaire Tags: RMLE_Legionnaire_Surname Engagé Volontaire Tags: RMLE_Volontaire_Surname
*: Country of origin refers to where the member's character hails from, not the member. All current members reside within    the United States 1: French Algeria	**: In accordance with the Legion's former policy of solely French-citizen officers, the highest rank in our chain of command is Sergent-Chef.

Medals and Decorations

Medals will be posted at a later date, as there are several issues that need to be solved with them.


Joining the Legion

If you are interested in joining this regiment, add Bonnie Light Horseman (Thomas) on Steam, or contact me via the forums. When joining,
you will be asked to provide a First and Surname, as well as a country of origin for your in-game character. These do not have to be your
own, though they can be if you wish.

[TheBoberton]

*Reserved*

Hooray for joining the initial regiment spam!

[Waterbeetle]

Good Luck my fellow legionnaires!

[Der Einzige]

I think I want to join you folks.

[TheFlyingFishy]

I go where Einzige leads, so I'll probably add you on Steam later tonight.