[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/marching-regiments-of-foreign-volunteers\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/marching-regiments-of-foreign-volunteers\/","headline":"Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers","name":"Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers","description":"before-content-x4 Military unit after-content-x4 The Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers (French: R\u00e9giments de marche de volontaires \u00e9trangers, RMVE) were temporary","datePublished":"2021-03-25","dateModified":"2021-03-25","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg\/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg\/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png","height":"14","width":"20"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/marching-regiments-of-foreign-volunteers\/","about":["Wiki"],"wordCount":2272,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4Military unit       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers (French: R\u00e9giments de marche de volontaires \u00e9trangers, RMVE) were temporary formations of the Foreign Legion organized from Foreign volunteers during World War II . These regiments were formed on 16 September 1939:On September 16, 1939, the war minister decided to form special corps of foreign volunteers part of the Foreign Legion. They were part of the Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers.[2]They were created at the corps of the Foreign Legion at Le Barcar\u00e8s in October 1939 and May 1940. They recruited in principal from the Foreign Workers Companies (French: compagnie de travailleurs \u00e9trangers),[3] essentially Spaniards from the Retirada,[4] who represented 1\/3 (one third) of formations, while the Foreign Jews who enlisted voluntarily constituted 40% (forty percent) of formations. These regiments were not well equipped and other units referred to them by derision as “twine regiments” (French: R\u00e9giments de ficelles). The 21e, 22e and 23e RMVE did not have an active central corps, nor did they have Legion reserve back-ups, not even “cadres” from Sidi bel-Abb\u00e8s, only the exception of a couple of Legion Officers. To differentiate themselves, the traditional colors were inverted and were “Red & Green”. Without Legion traditions, they fought and upheld nevertheless the same conviction. While not being well equipped, these three regiments as well as the 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment 12e REI deserved the designation of “twine regiments”, since they were the works of miracles at the gates of Paris, in Picardy, in the Ardennes and in Lorraine.They achieved a mixed success, but like many units during the Fall of France were overwhelmed by the German blitzkrieg. Their regimental honors live on in the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2e REI.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of Contents21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers – 21e RMVE[edit]22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers – 22e RMVE[edit]23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers- 23e RMVE[edit]History of the garrisons, campaigns and battles[edit]Regimental Commanders[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Bibliographies[edit]21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers – 21e RMVE[edit]The 1st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 1erRMVE was created at Barcar\u00e8s in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales, in order to receive the foreign volunteers for the course of the war. The organization of the Marching Regiment included regimental units and three infantry battalions. On February 25, 1940, the 1er RMVE was designated as 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers (21e RMVE). Strong with 2800 men, the regiment left Barcar\u00e8s on April 30, in reinforcement of the Maginot Line. On May 25, the regiment was called for immediately, into the region of Verdun. Incorporated into the 35th Infantry Division, the regiment combat engaged during the night from June 8 to June 9. Despite exemplary resistances, the regiment had to unfold on Aire, in Argonne. Following a new combat engagement, while being heavily surrounded and tested with great force, the 21e RMVE was retrieved from the front on June 14, only to be reorganized. With the armistice being signed, the regiment would no longer pursue combat. Put to the test harshly twice, having lost half of formations, the 21e RMVE was dissolved in July 1940.The insignia was created in 1939, by colonel Debuissy, first regimental commander of the 1er RMVE, then the 21er RMVE (October 1939 – June 1940). The 21e RMVE has worn the insignia with the number \u00ab\u00a01\u00a0\u00bb featured in the bomb of the grenade.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x422nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers – 22e RMVE[edit]The 2nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 2e RMVE was created on October 24, 1939 at Barcar\u00e8s in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales. The organization of the regiment consisted of three regimental formations and three infantry battalions. Ranks were filled with volunteers from forty seven nationalities. On February 25, 1940, the 2e RMVE was designated as 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers (22e RMVE).  At the beginning of May, the regiment was in Alsace and on May 19, the regiment made way towards Somme south of P\u00e9ronne, Somme. From May 22 to May 26, the regiment held his sector, regaining the apprehension of villages several times over again, in Fresnes-Mazancourt, Misery, Somme and March\u00e9lepot, and also defended the route towards Paris, south of P\u00e9ronne. Losses were heavy. These formations, composed of Spanish Republicans and Jews from Central Europe in majority, combat engaged with such a determination, that on June 5,6,7, while being completely surrounded at Villers-Carbonnel, near P\u00e9ronne, and heavily bombarded by artillery and aviation, the regiment resisted during 48 hours to all the attacks. During the unfolding, the battalions succumbed one after the other, due to the depletion of ammunition, and while the men refused to surrender, they engaged this time in close corps-a-corps combat near de Marchelepot.[5]The insignia was created in 1940, by colonel Villiers-Moriam\u00e9, first regimental commander of the 2e RMVE, then the 22e RMVE (October 1939 – May 1940).23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers- 23e RMVE[edit]This section is empty.  You can help by adding to it.  (October 2017)History of the garrisons, campaigns and battles[edit]Similarly to the previous world war, numerous foreign volunteers requested to serve in the ranks of the French Army.To this effect, were created in October 1939, at camp Le Barcar\u00e8s, in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales, the 21st and 22nd Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers. Their ranks were filled with the representation of 47 nationalities.These two regiments were first deployed in Alsace in May 1940 then were directed in the Ardennes at the beginning of hostilities.The 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 21e RMVE was integrated into the 35th Infantry Division\u00a0[fr] (French: 35e Division d’Infanterie) and deployed south of the Ardennes. The regiment held his sector (all along the Marne\u2013Rhine Canal (French: Canal de la Marne au Rhin)) for three consecutive weeks. During the unfolding of the regiment, the latter delivered combat against the German troops around the village of Sainte-Menehould.The regiment illustrated capability in the sector of Buzancy, Ardennes – Le Mort-Homme on June 9 and 10 1940 then at the Grange au Bois.The 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 21e RMVE combat engaged in the region of P\u00e9ronne, Somme and notably on May 24, 1940 during the apprehension of Villers-Carbonnel which they had to finally abandon following the successive repeated assaults of German tanks.The last of the regiments of foreign volunteers, the 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers – 23e RMVE, formed in May 1940, was combat engaged south of Soissons on June 7, 1940 then on June 15 and 16 at Pont-sur-Yonne.Regimental Commanders[edit]21e RMVE22e RMVE23e RMVELieutenant-colonel Aumoitte.Lieutenant-colonel Maillet, Commandant of depot 21Commandant Herivaux, RivesaltesM\u00e9decin-g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Le Dentu, Director of the Health Service of the Camps (Rivesaltes, 24\/7\/1940)See also[edit]References[edit]^ insignia not included^ Porch, Douglas. The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force. p.\u00a0445.^ Portrait d\u2019oubli\u00e9s. L\u2019engagement des Espagnols dans les Forces fran\u00e7aises libres, 1940-1945 sur le site de la RHA^ Evelyn Mesquida, La Nueve, 24 ao\u00fbt 1944. Ces r\u00e9publicains espagnols qui ont lib\u00e9r\u00e9 Paris, Paris, Le Cherche-Midi, 2011, collection \u00ab\u00a0Documents\u00a0\u00bb. ISBN\u00a0978-2-7491-2046-1, p. 60^ Jacques Semelin, Pers\u00e9cutions et entraides dans la France occup\u00e9e. Comment 75\u00a0% des Juifs en France ont \u00e9chapp\u00e9 \u00e0 la mort. \u00c9ditions du Seuil \/ \u00c9ditions des Ar\u00e8nes, 2013. ISBN\u00a0978-2-35204-235-8. p.\u00a077Bibliographies[edit]Le livre d\u2019or de la L\u00e9gion \u00e9trang\u00e8re (1831-1955), Jean Brunon et Georges Manue, \u00e9ditions Charles Lavauzelle et Cie, 1958.Livre d’or du 22e RMVE\u00a0: 1939-1945 par amicale des anciens du 22e R\u00e9giment de Marche de Volontaires \u00e9trangers.Naissance, vie et disparition du 21e RMVE en 1939\u20131940. \u00c9dit\u00e9 en 1961. In 8 de 75 pages. K\u00e9pi blancFred Samuel, M\u00e9moires d’un joaillier, \u00e9ditions du Rocher, Paris, 1992 ISBN\u00a0978-2268012322     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/marching-regiments-of-foreign-volunteers\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers"}}]}]