French Foreign Legion 2nd Reparation Company pocket badge
2e Compagnie de Reparation de la Legion Etrangere (2CRLE) badge.
Originally created on the 1st December 1945 as the 64CRLE in MASCARA, ALGERIA. The company arrived in Indochina in February 1946 and had its HQ (PC) in NHA TRANG in Southern ANNAM, the company was split into four sections which were based at BAN ME THUOT, DALAT, PHAN THIET and PHAN RANG.
The company then changed its name on the 7th August 1949 to become the 2CRLE still with its HQ in NHA TRANG but also with sections operating between SAIGON and PLEI KU. On the 1st April 1951 the name of the company was changed again to become the 2CMRLE and moved its HQ (PC) to HUE, the company regrouped in SAIGON in 1955 for repatriation to ALGERIA where it was dissolved in December 1955.
The badge was created in 1949 and was made by Drago Paris 25 rue Beranger Depose, Drago Paris 43 Rue Olivier Metra Depose, Drago Paris 3 Rue de Romainville, with Officers examples in Silver.
Thanks to Andi Mitchell for the information
- Category Other units
- Wearing breast badge
- cogwheel, dragon, number, hand grenade, alphabet letter Picture components
- Caption 2 CR
- Shape irregular
- Material
- Size × mm
- Maker DRAGO
- Period 1949 - 1949