When first established the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment consisted of 3,287 men. It was part of the
192nd Infantry Division. The regiment's organization featured: • HQ Staff, located at
Homs • 1st Battalion, formerly 4th Battalion of the
1st Foreign Infantry Regiment, garrisoned at
Al-Suwayda. • 2nd Battalion, formerly 1st Battalion of the
1st Foreign Infantry Regiment, garrisoned at
Baalbek. • 3rd Battalion, formerly 2nd Battalion of the
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, garrisoned at
Damascus. • 4th Battalion, formerly 6th Battalion of the
1st Foreign Infantry Regiment, garrisoned at
Homs and
Palmyra. This regiment was designated as the "
Legion Regiment of the French
Levant" (). On 1 January 1940 the regiment was formulated in two parts: • A mountain regiment, commanded by
Lieutenant-colonel Barre, which became on 19 March the same year the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment, 6e R.E.I, Integrated at the
192nd Infantry Division, 192e D.I; the regiment constituted: • 1 Headquarter Staff • 1 Command Company • 1 Regimental Company (created March 1940 and designated (, C.R.E)) • 1 Exterior Company (designated "CHR",(, C.H.R)) • 1st Battalion • 2nd Battalion • One motorized regiment typed
outre-mer, which would become on 19 March the Foreign Legion Groupment of the Levant (, G.L.E.L); the regiment constituted: • 1 Headquarter Staff • 1 Command Section • 3rd Battalion • 4th Battalion •
Legion Special Section On 28 April 1940 the 1st Marching Battalion of Foreign Volunteers (, 1er BMVE), created in March 1940, was assigned to the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment, 6e R.E.I and became the 11th Battalion of Foreign Volunteers (, 11e B.V.E) until dissolution on 16 October 1940. On 1 January 1941 the Foreign Legion Groupment of the Levant (, G.L.E.L) and under the authority of the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment created a Legion Artillery Group of the Levant (, G.A.L.L) comprising 3
artillery batteries and the reorganization of the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment: the "C.H.R" and the "C.R.E" were dissolved and the command company became the regimental company. The regiment left
Lebanon on 16 August 1941 and rejoined the Camp Idron (Pau) on 25 August before rejoining Sidi-bel-Abbès on 3 December 1941. During the regiment's dissolution on 31 December 1941, the legionnaires of the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment were assigned to the later reconstituted
1st Foreign Marching Infantry Regiment (, 1er R.E.I.M) and the
Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (, R.M.L.E). The 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment, 6e R.E.I was recreated on 1 April 1949 in
Tunisia. Accordingly, selection and dispatching were regularly done in order to reinforce
Legion units engaged in
combats in
Indochina. In the meantime and while holding tenure in Tunisia, the regiment was assigned to tasks revolving around missions of maintaining order. Subsequently, the regiment was dissolved for a second time on 30 June 1955. ==History of the garrisons, campaigns and battles==