Foreign Legion Menu 1943 Rmle Regiment Marching Regiment Of The Foreign Legion Ww2

Rare and unique menu of the Foreign Legion dated 1943 from the RMLE regiment (marching regiment of the Foreign Legion) of the CHR (company outside the ranks) dating from the 2nd World War, for the taking of command of Captain Liorzou. Died for France in Tubingen, from wounds. He was then in the 2nd RMLE. The outlines of the drawing are done in pen, the colors are put like a watercolor. The inscription on the bumper "Hand it over to me" is not the name of the jeep but a play on words on the initials of the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion commonly called by the elders "Reumeuleu"... The signature of the drawing must be identified. Dimensions: Closed: 24 x 24 cm. Open: 48 x 24 cm. R.L.M.E. or R.M.L.E (marching regiment of the Foreign Legion) becomes 3°R.E.I. 3rd foreign infantry regiment the R.M.L.E. comprises a staff and three battalions each composed of a non-ranking company (C.H.R.), a support company (C.A.B.) and three companies of riflemen-voltigeurs.
This is Martial Louis Sébastien LIORZOU: born in Finistère, in Relecq-Kerhouon on May 21, 1911. Son of François Liorzou, gunsmith worker at the port, and Anna Marie Calvez without profession. Admitted to the ESM in 1931, ranked 280th out of 439 and awarded trousseaus. Assigned to the 4th RTT upon leaving the ESM, to take rank on October 1, 1933. Lieutenant in the regiment by decree of September 22, 1935. Passed to the 1st Foreign Regiment by decision of August 20, 1937. On departure for the TOE in 1938. Married in Saïda in Algeria on December 23, 1940 with Gisèle Françoise Rondeau. Died for France in Germany, in Tubingen, on April 23, 1945 from wounds. He was then in the 2nd RMLE. Departmental archives of Finistère, Le Relecq-Kerhuon » His death during the fighting Excerpt: the fighting at Weil im Schönbuch, from April 20 to April 22
The reinforcement of the legion consists of the CABII / RMLE which is currently in Leinfelden and the micro Porschmann of the 7th Company stationed in Waldenbuch. The order for reinforcements was given to Captain Liorzou, adjutant-major to the commander of Chambost. The CAB II vehicles cross the village and cross the section of the 7th Company, who arrive on foot. Micro Porschman comes from the east and reaches the station without too many problems where most of the 3rd Squadron are surrounded. [3]. The CABII/RMLE probably coming from the west has more problems. After the war diary of the 2nd battalion, to which the unit belongs, the military unit found itself directly at the entrance to the village in fierce fighting. You have to experience heavy machine gun fire and grenades to get there. The last elements of an SS battalion emerge from the battle, and they send a few bursts of fire, the tanks and armored vehicles respond [7]. However, shortly after, thanks to an action like that of the 75 mm section, contact can be established with the 3/1 REC and also with the Porschman mirco. The 3/1 REC and Mirco Porschman took up positions west and northwest of the village.
The fight in the market place.
The CAB II/RMLE was ordered to take up a more advanced position in the center of the village. [A CAB normally has a total of 14 armored vehicles, the so-called half-tracks] In the Guest Book this is described as follows: When the unit enters the village it appears deserted, it is quiet and all the hatches are closed, the village glows as if it were extinguished. A few 88 mm shells arrive, five or six houses on fire, while the head of the long column arrives at the point. It was night when suddenly the inferno broke loose from the windows and hatches of the cellar. When the CAB attempted to take up a position in the village square, it was attacked very violently. A large bazooka detonation hits the machine gun section command vehicle. Captain Liorzou is directly mortally wounded. Second lieutenant Richemont, who took command, was shot in the hand. [A quick bandage and he returns to his position. The legionnaires shoot at houses in the immediate vicinity. Machine gun fire responds to them. Incendiary grenades set fire to two houses where the shots were coming from. The victims fall. The company found itself in an annoying situation because the enemy managed to cut off the convoy: the recovery service and the supply vehicle were surrounded. The ambulance takes the injured. According to information received from the 3rd Squadron from a captured German, there is an entire SS battalion in the village. The recovery vehicle sends a message: "Ammunition is exhausted, the enemy is surrounding us, we have two seriously injured."
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The reinforcement of the legion consists of the CABII / RMLE which is currently in Leinfelden and the micro Porschmann of the 7th Company stationed in Waldenbuch. The order for reinforcements was given to Captain Liorzou, adjutant-major to the commander of Chambost. The CAB II vehicles cross the village and cross the section of the 7th Company, who arrive on foot. Micro Porschman comes from the east and reaches the station without too many problems where most of the 3rd Squadron are surrounded. [3]. The CABII/RMLE probably coming from the west has more problems. After the war diary of the 2nd battalion, to which the unit belongs, the military unit found itself directly at the entrance to the village in fierce fighting. You have to experience heavy machine gun fire and grenades to get there. The last elements of an SS battalion emerge from the battle, and they send a few bursts of fire, the tanks and armored vehicles respond [7]. However, shortly after, thanks to an action like that of the 75 mm section, contact can be established with the 3/1 REC and also with the Porschman mirco.
The 3/1 REC and Mirco Porschman took up positions west and northwest of the village. The fight in the market place. The CAB II/RMLE was ordered to take up a more advanced position in the center of the village. [A CAB normally has a total of 14 armored vehicles, the so-called half-tracks] In the Guest Book this is described as follows: When the unit enters the village it appears deserted, it is quiet and all the hatches are closed, the village glows as if it were extinguished. A few 88 mm shells arrive, five or six houses on fire, while the head of the long column arrives at the point. It was night when suddenly the inferno broke loose from the windows and hatches of the cellar. When the CAB attempted to take up a position in the village square, it was attacked very violently. A large bazooka detonation hits the machine gun section command vehicle. Captain Liorzou is directly mortally wounded. Second lieutenant Richemont, who took command, was shot in the hand. [A quick bandage and he returns to his position. The legionnaires shoot at houses in the immediate vicinity. Machine gun fire responds to them. Incendiary grenades set fire to two houses where the shots were coming from. The victims fall. The company found itself in an annoying situation because the enemy managed to cut off the convoy: the recovery service and the supply vehicle were surrounded. The ambulance takes the injured. According to information received from the 3rd Squadron from a captured German, there is an entire SS battalion in the village. The recovery vehicle sends a message: "Ammunition is exhausted, the enemy is surrounding us, we have two seriously injured." “A delegation goes to release all the lit headlights, a light tank at the top which emits fire from all the machine guns.