Djibouti and the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 1962~2011

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Presentation of the badges of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 1962~2011 (13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère or 13e DBLE) while garrisoned in Djibouti.

 

Historic here : 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion - Wikipedia

 

First the two "fourragères", one at the ruban colors of the Croix de la Libération and the other one at the ruban colors of the Médaille Militaire avec olive aux couleurs des rubans de la Médaille Militaire et de la Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 et olive aux couleurs de la Croix de Guerre Théâtre des Opérations Extérieures.

 

 

- beret badges of the 13th DBLE (homologation G 3840 / 1991) :

 

- 13th DBLE golden beret badge (foot units) Coinderoux :

 

 

- 13th DBLE silver beret badge (mounted units) Boussemart:

 

 

 

- the regimental insignia of the 13th DBLE (homologation H119 / 1945)

 

- 13th DBLE regimental badge Drago Paris:

 

 

- 13th DBLE regimental badge Drago Paris More Majorum :

 

 

- 13th DBLE regimental badge Y. Boussemart 2001 :

 

 

- 13th DBLE regimental badge Boussemart 2010 silver finish  :

 

 

 

- insignia of the Command, Administration and Services Company of the 13th DBLE :

( Compagnie de Commandement, d'Administration et des Services / CCAS garrisoned at Gabode 1962~1985)

 

- 13th DBLE Company of Command, Administration and Services type I A-B Paris (Arthus-Bertand) :

 

 

- 13th DBLE Company of Command, Administration and Services type II A-B Paris (Arthus-Bertand) :

 

 

- 13th DBLE Company of Command, Administration and Services type II Drago Paris R83 (restrike 1983) :

 

 

- 13th DBLE Company of Command, Administration and Services type I Noël 87 Segalen :
(strange because in 1985 the CCAS was replaced by the CCS / Compagnie de Commandement et des Services)

 

 

 

- insignia of the Command and Services Company of the 13th DBLE :

( Compagnie de Commandement et des Services / CCS 1985~2011)

 

- 13th DBLE Company of Command and Services J.Balme Saumur :

 

 

13th DBLE Command and Services Company pin :

 

 

 

- insignia of the 1st Company of the 13th DBLE :

(garrisoned at Dikhil  7/7 = 7 jours sur 7= 7 days a week)

 

- 13e DBLE 1e Compagnie L.R. Paris #124 :

(the letters LR are the maiden initials of the mother of the company founder, Jean Lemaire, born Léonie de Ruffieu)

 

 

- 13e DBLE 1e Compagnie L.R. Paris #AX :

 

 

- 13e DBLE 1e Compagnie Drago Paris R 83 :

 

 

 

- insignia of the 2nd Works Company of the 13th DBLE :

(2e Compagnie de Travaux / CT garrisoned at Gabode)

 

- 13th DBLE 2nd Works Company GF FIA Lyon  :

(GF ? / FIA = Fabrique Industrielle Augis.)

 

 

- 13th DBLE 2nd Works Company Drago Paris R83 :

 

 

- 13th DBLE 2nd Support and Works Company FIA #061:

(2e CT became 2e Compagnie d'Appuis et de Travaux / 2e CAT in 199?)

 

 

 

- insignia of the 3rd Company of the 13th DBLE :

(garrisoned at Ali Sabieh)

 

- 13th DBLE 3rd Company type I AB #359 :

 

 

- 13th DBLE 3rd Company type I Drago Paris R83 :

 

 

- 13th DBLE 3rd Company type II Y. Delsart  89100 Sens :

 

 

 

- insignia of the 4th Company of the 13th DBLE :

(garrisoned at Holl-Holl)

 

- 13th DBLE 4th Company type I L.R. Paris :

 

 

- 13th DBLE 4th Company type II Drago Paris :

 

 

- 13th DBLE 4th Company Command Section Drago Paris R84 :

(Section de Commandement / S.Cdt)

 

 

 

- insignia of the Reconnaissance Squadron of the 13th DBLE :

(Escadron de Reconnaissance / ER garrisoned at Oueah)

 

- 13th DBLE Reconnaissance Squadron type I silver Drago Paris :

(not to be confused with the regimental badge Boussemart 2010 silver finish)

 

 

- 13th DBLE Reconnaissance Squadron type II L.R. Paris :

 

 

- 13th DBLE Reconnaissance Squadron type II Drago Paris R82 :

 

 

- 13th DBLE Reconnaissance Squadron of Oueah Piggery (pigsty) Drago Paris :

 

 

End of part I.

 

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Part II :

 

- insignia of the Signals Section of the 13th DBLE :

(Section Transmissions / ST)

 

- 13th DBLE Signals Section Boussemart 2009 :

 

 

- insignia of the Maintenance Company of the 13th DBLE :

(Compagnie de Maintenance)

 

- 13th DBLE Maintenance Company Boussemart 2011 #164 :

 

 

- 13th DBLE Maintenance Company Pakistani Curiosity :

 

 

- les brevets :

 

- Sanitary Auxiliary type I Drago Paris :

(Auxiliaire Sanitaire / Auxan)

 

 

- Sanitary Auxiliary type II J.Balme Saumur #074 :

 

 

- Reconnaissance Swimmers of the 2nd section of the 3rd Company L.R. Paris :

(Nageurs de Reconnaissance de la 2e section de la 3e Cie)

 

 

- 13th DBLE Commando Training Center (Combat in 2008) of Arta Beach :

(Centre d’Entraînement Commando (Combat en 2008) d’Arta-Plage CECAP homologation GS 51)

Combat Training Center at Arta Beach - Wikipedia

 

- 13th DBLE CECAP Commando Training Drago Paris :

 

 

- 13th DBLE CECAP Commando Hardening Drago Noisiel Marne la Vallée :

 

 

- 13th DBLE CECAP Combat Hardening Arthus-Bertrand Paris :

 

 

- keepsake badges :

 

- non-commissioned officers, Camerone 1995 Arthus-Bertrand Paris #076 :

 

 

- non-commissioned officers, Camerone 1995 Arthus-Bertrand Paris #1?3 :

 

 

- Caporaux-chefs et brigadiers-chefs Boussmart 2011 :

 

 

- 13th DBLE Amicale miniature screw :

 

 

 

and there is an "Insigne de la dissolution de la 13ème DBLE en terre djiboutienne (Boussemart 2010 argent)" 

"Insignia of the dissolution of the 13th DBLE in Djiboutian territory (silver)"

 

13e DBLE Croix de l'Ordre de la Libération :

 

 

End of part II.

 

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Part III : the patches of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 1962~2011:

 

- 13th DBLE white background:

 

 

- 13th DBLE black background:

 

 

 

- 13th DBLE silhouette:

 

 

 

 

- 13th DBLE Reconnaissance Squadron:

 

 

 

 

- 13th DBLE Reconnaissance Squadron 2nd Platoon:

 

 

- 13th DBLE Commando Training Center:

 

 

 

- patches "cannetille":

 

- 13th DBLE:

 

 

- 13th DBLE beret silver:

 

 

- 13th DBLE Company of Command, Administration and Services type I:

 

 

- 13th DBLE CECAP Commando Training:

 

 

- 13th DBLE for tent  Ø 20 cm:

 

 

 

- 13th DBLE for tent  Ø 30 cm:

 

 

And there is this one :

 

- Détachement d'Instruction Opérationnelle OUGANDA 2006 / Operational Training Detachment UGANDA 2006:

 

 

End of part III.

 

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Part IV miscellaneous:

 

- 13e DBLE & 2e RPIMa 1e Cie Opération Iskoutir July 1993 to March 1994:

   (2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 1st company)

- Operation Iskoutir is a French military operation carried out in Djibouti. It aimed to enforce the ceasefire between government and FRUD troops.

 

 

 

"Lieutenant in the 13th Foreign Legion demi-brigade, Martial Latour commands the Iskoutir Detachment, based in Djibouti, a small republic in the Horn of Africa plagued by endemic poverty, ethnic and clan rivalries, and the rapacity of unscrupulous adventurers..."

 

Authors biography
Born in 1963, in Saint-Vaast, Belgium, Bruno Carpentier is a career officer. In 1993, he served in the Muslim pocket of Bihac, then, in 1995, in Djibouti within the 13th DBLE. Writer and poet, winner of several literary prizes, he notably published The Dragons of Velika, a story inspired by his experience as a young officer immersed in the horror of the ethnic wars that bloodied Yugoslavia. Two of his poems were included in Légion notre mère, the anthology of legionary poetry from Italic editions. Detachment Iskoutir won the 2002 prize from the Poetic and Literary Academy of Provence.

 

-  13e DBLE - 2° REG 2° Cie # 297 / 13th DBLE - 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment 2nd Company # 297 (For relocation of the 13th DBLE😞

 

 

 

- 13th DBLE Boussemart 2009 coin:

 

 

- 13th DBLE table medal:

 

 

- 13th DBLE Sticker:

 

 

- 13th DBLE Sticker C.C.A.S.:

 

 

- 13th DBLE sticker ER:

 

 

- 13th DBLE sticker Master Corporals & Master-Brigadiers:

 

 

- patches for "baseball cap style":

 

- 13th DBLE Company of Command and Services Colonel:

 

 

- 13th DBLE Company of Command and Services:

 

 

- 13th DBLE Variant 1:

 

 

- 13th DBLE Variant 2:

 

 

- 13th DBLE Variant 3:

 

 

- printed patches:

 

- 13th DBLE:

 

 

- 13th DBLE CEC:

 

 

- key ring:

 

 

 

- desk name plate:

 

 

End of part IV.

 

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Edited March 24, 2023 by No one

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Part V Bibliography :

 

- La 13e DBLE Tibor Szecsko:

 

 

- 13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère .  André-Paul Comor et Ludovic de La Tousche:

 

 

- La 13e demi-brigade de Légion étrangère et ses insignes . colonel (h) Duronsoy:

 

 

- 2011 Les dernières images de cette unité de légende, la 13e DBLE à Djibouti . Emmanuel Martin:

 

 

- Plaquette de la Légion Etrangère - 13° DBLE:

 

 

- 1990 / 11 Plaquette de la Légion Etrangère - 13° DBLE. Puissance 13:

 

 

-  2006-2207 13e DBLE:

 

 

- 2008-2009 Livret de présentation de la 13e DBLE:

 

 

- Le Kepi Blanc (non-exhaustive list):

 

- Kepi Blanc 555 avril 1995:

 

 

- Kepi Blanc 565 mars 1996:

 

 

- Assaut # 16:

 

 

- RAIDS N° 288 mai 2010:

 

 

End of part V.

 

Yours sincerely,

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