Registration Numbers of Vehicles used by the French
Foreign Legion
Nº d'immatriculation des véhicules
militaires utilise par la Legion Etrangere
Introduction
and Contact
This database contains the registration numbers of vehicles used by the French
Foreign Legion.
When known, It further indicates the unit, the period of use and the
geographical area where the vehicle was used.
The main objective of this database is to assist historians and collectors
placing photographs in a better historical context.
I do have a digital image of every indicated vehicle with the registration
number visible.
I plan to place some examples in the near future for those images not copyright
protected.
Additional information and comments are more than welcome, please send an
E-mail to:
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The French military vehicle registration system
1922-1938
A décret dated 31.12.1922 redefines the
earlier rules for military vehicle registration.
It defines a small flag followed by 1 to 5 white coloured numbers on a black
background.
1938-1945
After 15 years the old system runs out of unique numbers. On 16.04.1938
an extension of the old system is introduced by adding the letter M in front of
the numbers. During the Second World War the letters P and K are introduced.
1943
Beginning of 1943, the Free French Army is mainly re-equipped with American
Vehicles.
The majority of these vehicles are given a registration number in the 400 000
series.
08.11.1944 the French War Ministry reorganises the system though without
changing the 400 000 series.
This war registration system is maintained until the beginning of 1947.
1947-1960
In
Table 1 shows the applied codes:
Table 1 Registration
coding used by the French Army based on vehicle type
Véhicules de liaison tout terrain, jeep et command-cars |
0xxxxx |
Véhicules de liaison type routières |
1xxxxx |
Motos |
2xxxxx |
Ambulances |
300xxx à 307xxx |
Camions lourds |
- |
Camionnettes |
4xxxxx |
Camions |
5xxxxx |
Cars |
601xxx et 620xxx |
Camions lourds |
611xxx à 616xxx |
Tracteurs routiers, d'artillerie et agricoles |
700xxx à 710xxx |
Véhicules de combat |
8xxxxx |
Véhicules chenillés (prototypes) |
900xxx |
Remorques et semi-remorques |
10xxxxx |
1946 - 1954 Indochina
Military vehicles operating in
References
·
Immatriculations
militaires antérieures à
1960
·
Hotchkiss
jeep Nº. d'immatriculation
The database
1922-1938
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
7498 |
|
1930 |
|
A.M. |
Lamberty |
33456 |
GRDI 97 |
1942 |
|
Truck |
ECPA |
62363
|
GA
1erREC |
1940 |
|
A.M. |
ECPA |
71234 |
6/1erREC |
1929-1934 |
Panhard
X46 |
Inzinger |
|
75295 |
|
|
|
|
|
79281 |
|
|
|
|
Pathe |
80694 |
6/1erREC |
1929-1934 |
Morocco |
Renault
PG5 |
Inzinger |
85510 |
|
|
|
|
PC |
85572 |
|
|
|
Berliet VUDB |
Fotoalbum vom |
85588 |
6/1erREC |
1930-1934 |
Morocco |
Berliet
VUDB |
|
85599 |
|
1930 |
Morocco |
Berliet
VUDB |
PC |
85918 |
|
|
|
Service
de Sante |
Fotoalbum vom |
85933 |
|
1930 |
Morocco |
Service
de Sante |
PC |
86150 |
1REC |
|
|
VUC |
SIHLE |
1943-1947
Halftrack |
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Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
402397 |
RMLE 7Cie |
1943- |
|
Name: Camerone |
|
410701 |
RMLE |
1943- |
|
|
|
411307 |
RMLE |
1943- |
|
|
|
44145 |
RMLE |
1943- |
|
|
|
|
RMLE |
1943- |
|
Name: Maroc |
|
|
RMLE |
|
|
Name: Pont du Fahs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M8 |
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Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
407694 |
1 REC |
1943- |
|
|
[1] |
409326 |
1 REC |
1943- |
|
|
[1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] Le 1er Régiment Etranger de Cavalerie, Historiques et
Combats, Fasquelle, Paris 1947
1946 -
1954 Indochina
Jeep (1xxxx) |
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Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
IC 11996 |
|
|
|
|
PC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3xxxx) |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
IC 35221 |
|
|
|
|
Fliesser [LM] |
IC 35222 |
|
|
|
|
Voigt [LM] |
IC 35223 |
2 REI |
|
Cam Ranh 1952 |
Batna, 43 |
Voigt [LM] |
IC 35223 |
|
|
|
|
Fliesser [LM] |
IC 35225 |
|
|
|
|
III/2 Fliesser [LM] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dodge 6x6 (4xxxx) |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
IC 46539 |
5 REI |
|
|
|
PC |
IC 49024 |
|
|
|
III/2 ? Günter |
[LM] |
(5xxxx) |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
IC 55040 |
|
|
|
|
Seidowski [LM] |
IC 55108 |
2 REI 3Bat |
|
|
|
Camerone 55 [LM] |
IC 56853 |
40 CCB |
|
|
u.a. 43, Beni Abbes, Taoudeni |
[LM] |
IC 57086 |
|
|
|
|
[LM] |
IC 57131 |
|
|
|
43 |
[LM] |
IC 58583 |
|
|
Biskra |
|
[LM] |
IC 59165 |
|
|
|
|
[LM] |
IC 59489 |
|
|
|
|
Seidowski [LM] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6xxxx) |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
IC 62542 |
Genie |
|
|
|
PC |
IC 67328 |
|
|
|
|
III/2 Voigt [LM] |
Crabe (9xxxx) |
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Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
IC 70441 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91040 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91068 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91105 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91117 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91265 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91385 |
1 REC |
|
|
CP108 |
|
IC 91522 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91555 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91557 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91563 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91563 |
1REC 2Esc |
1950 |
|
CP 161 |
ECPA |
IC 91597 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91603 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 91621 |
|
|
|
|
kb651,13 |
IC 92039 |
|
|
|
|
kb652,60 |
IC 92040 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 92043 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 92047 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 92211 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 93186 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 93186 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 93479 |
|
|
|
|
kb652,60 |
IC 93483 |
|
|
|
|
Ivanusic |
IC 93702 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 94620 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC 97100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CP 154 |
|
|
|
|
|
CP 190 |
|
IC 93401 |
|
|
|
Tank |
PC |
IC 94144 |
|
|
|
Tank |
PC |
IC 99271 |
|
|
|
Heavy Truck |
PC |
IC 99276 |
|
|
|
Heavy Truck |
PC |
IC 99334 |
|
|
|
Heavy Truck |
PC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1947 -
1960 North Africa
Véhicules de liaison tout terrain,
jeep et command-cars (0xxxxx) |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
026252 |
|
|
|
Jeep |
Scheer |
027105 |
1 RE |
1959 |
Algeria |
Jeep |
SP30076 |
027604 |
1 REP |
|
Algeria |
Jeep |
kb140,37 |
027636 |
1 RE |
|
|
Jeep |
kb156,42 |
048043 |
2 REP |
|
|
Jeep |
kb122IV |
057326 |
|
|
|
Dodge Command Car Note the first zero is not on
the vehicle |
Alblas |
057512 |
|
|
|
Dodge Command Car Note the first zero is not on
the vehicle |
E-bay |
062002 |
|
|
|
Dodge Command Car |
SP29510 |
062736 |
Cie CO |
1952 |
|
Jeep |
CIBIC,129 |
063232 |
1 REP |
|
|
Jeep |
AALP |
063904 |
|
|
|
Dodge Command Car |
Ivanusic |
067567 |
|
|
|
Dodge Command Car |
kb126,39 |
067752 |
3 CSPL |
|
|
Dodge Command Car |
kb134,31 |
089709 |
4 REI |
|
|
Jeep |
kb140,25 |
098136 |
4 REI |
|
|
Jeep |
kb109,28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Véhicules de liaison type
routières (1xxxxx) |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
19918 |
Genie |
|
|
Jeep |
PC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motos (2xxxxx) |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
20502 |
|
|
|
|
IN |
215189 |
1 REC/ECS |
1961 |
|
Renumbered M8 |
|
2180071 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
Renumbered M8 |
IN |
2280131 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
Renumbered M8 |
IN |
228448 |
2 REC |
1961 |
|
Renumbered M8 |
IN |
Dodge
6x6 |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
|
|
|
|
|
|
400312 |
4 CSPL 3P |
|
|
|
kb128,27 |
402929 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
IN |
404442 |
4 REI 6CP |
|
|
|
Scheer |
404646 |
|
|
|
|
SP29292 |
404757 |
|
|
|
|
SP29594 |
406266 |
4 CSPL |
|
|
|
kb128,25 |
406619 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
Cam56,p185 |
408329 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
kb119,18 |
408378 |
|
|
|
|
windrow300-1 |
408737 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
kb119,16 |
410006 |
4 CSPL |
1959 |
Algeria |
|
SP29389 |
411400 |
1 CSPL |
|
|
|
IN(2) |
411533 |
4 REI 2CP |
|
|
|
E-bay |
411608 |
4 REI 6CP |
|
|
|
IN |
412060 |
|
|
|
|
E-bay |
412124 |
4 REI 2CP |
|
|
|
kb123,23 |
413374 |
|
|
|
|
kb140,18 |
415236 |
|
|
|
|
SP29701 |
415793 |
4 CSPL |
1959 |
Algeria |
|
SP30021 |
416530 |
|
|
|
|
Helfer |
417006 |
1 REC 5E or |
|
|
|
Helfer |
418513 |
GPLEM |
1952 |
Morocco, Agadir |
|
CIBIC,129 |
420490 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
IN |
420494 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
IN |
422880 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
IN |
423852 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
Cam56,p187 |
423852 |
|
|
|
|
Kath Ill 1954 |
4259 |
GPLEM |
1952 |
Morocco, Agadir |
|
CIBIC,129 |
440304 |
2 REI |
|
|
|
kb126,32 |
440417 |
|
|
|
|
E-bay |
440529 |
3 REI |
|
|
|
kb122,10 |
445127 |
|
|
|
|
Siegfried PC |
445145 |
|
|
|
|
Siegfried PC |
445722 |
4 CSPL |
|
|
|
SP29701 |
446920 |
CSPL |
|
|
|
kb144,40 |
447953 |
4 REI |
|
|
|
kb140,23 |
447964 |
|
|
|
|
SP30107 |
448037 |
4 CSPL |
|
|
|
kb128,33 kb128,34 |
448127 |
4 REI |
|
|
|
kb140,24 |
448406 |
1 CSPL |
|
|
|
kb144,47 |
448462 |
1 RE |
|
|
|
SP29492 |
448744 |
|
|
|
|
IN |
448859 |
|
|
|
|
SP29474 |
449593 |
3 CSPL |
|
|
|
IN |
449873 |
|
|
|
|
HansX IN |
449934 |
5 REI |
|
|
|
PC |
456670 |
2REI |
|
|
|
kb116,24 |
456743 |
3 CSPL |
|
|
|
kb134,25 |
456807 |
|
|
|
|
SP IN |
457191 |
3 REI |
|
|
|
kb120,17 |
457215 |
|
|
|
|
HansX IN |
457399 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
IN |
457840 |
4 REI |
|
|
|
kb140,18 |
466622 |
4 REI |
|
|
|
kb140,22 |
467392 |
2 CSPL |
|
|
|
IN SP29471 |
476001 |
|
|
|
|
SP29510 |
Camionnettes (tous types < 2 t) |
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Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
469289 |
|
|
|
|
PC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Camions (tous types < 6 t) |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
542092 |
|
|
|
|
E-bay |
579817 |
|
|
|
|
PC |
589418 |
5REI |
|
|
|
LG |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tracteurs routiers, d'artillerie
et agricole |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
73014 |
|
|
|
|
PC |
M8 |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
808090 |
|
|
|
|
CIBIC,129 |
808422 |
|
|
|
|
SP29292 |
809033 |
21 CPLE |
|
|
|
Cam1956 p 198 |
809035 |
|
|
|
|
IN |
823581 |
2REC |
|
|
|
kb144,22 |
827166 |
4REI |
|
|
|
Cam1960 |
827244 |
2REC |
|
|
|
Cam1960 |
827410 |
|
|
|
|
Hans X IN |
828453 |
1 CSPL |
|
|
|
IN |
828533 |
4 CSPL |
|
|
|
kb141,40 |
828570 |
|
|
|
|
SP |
832444 |
|
|
|
|
IN |
832465 |
2 REC |
|
|
|
SP
IN |
838701 |
2 REI |
|
|
|
kb116,19 |
838708 |
2 REI 1CieP |
|
|
|
kb125,46 |
838743 |
2REI |
|
|
|
kb116,20. |
838744 |
2REI |
|
|
|
kb116,20. |
838956 |
|
|
|
|
IN |
839074 |
2REC |
|
|
|
kb157,23 |
839163 |
|
|
|
|
IN |
844679 |
2REC |
1961 |
|
|
IN |
EBR
F11 |
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Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
815263 |
1 REC |
|
|
|
kb |
815277 |
1 REC |
|
|
Name: |
kb149,51 |
815283 |
1 REC |
|
|
Name: |
Cam1960 |
815322 |
1 REC |
|
|
|
kb157,42 |
815335 |
1 REC |
|
|
Name: |
kb123,30 |
815336 |
EIAB1RE |
|
|
Name: |
kb162,23 |
815356 |
EIAB1RE |
|
|
|
kb162,21 |
815376 |
1 REC |
|
|
|
Cam1960 |
815409 |
1 REC |
|
|
|
kb157,39 |
825223 |
1 REC |
|
|
|
Cam1960 |
825275 |
|
|
|
...dera |
|
825561 |
1 REC |
|
|
|
Cam1960 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Halftrack |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
818986 |
|
|
|
|
PC |
829106 |
6 CieII3 |
|
|
|
kb120,17 |
Aligator |
|||||
Number |
Unit |
Period |
Location |
Remarks |
Source |
832405 |
1REC 1 Esc |
|
|
|
IN |
832415 |
1REC 1 Esc |
|
|
|
IN |
839334 |
1REC 1 Esc |
1958 |
|
|
IN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Version 27 July 2016