French Foreign Legion Information

2e REI: Infernal Run

July 20, 2014 · Posted in 2rei

Last month, in June 2014, the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the French Foreign Legion organized the first year of a 9 km (6 miles) long run with several obstacles, the Infernal Run. More than 600 legionnaires, mainly from 2e REI, participated in. However, as being said, Infernal Run is open to legionnaires from all regiments across the Legion. The run continues in the regiment’s traditional Cross Country run, taking place on El Mungar Day (the 2e REI’s legendary battle anniversary) of September 2.

1er REG: Legionnaire killed in Mali

July 16, 2014 · Posted in 1reg, mali

On July 14, 2014, a French Foreign Legion legionnaire Dejvid Nikolic of Serbian origin, a member of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), was killed during Operation Serval in the Al Moustarat region of northern Mali. He became the third legionnaire having been killed in this African country since 2013, after SCH Harold Vormezeele and CPL Marcel Kalafut.

Foreign Legion: Bastille Day Military Parade 2014

July 16, 2014 · Posted in 1re, 1reg, bastille day, music

On July 14, the Bastille Day Military Parade (Défilé militaire du 14 Juillet) passed down the Champs-Elysées, Paris. As always, the Foreign Legion took part in the parade. See the legionnaires from the Foreign Legion Music Band and the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), accompanied by the Foreign Legion Pioneers, marching together down the street in front of the French president.

2e REP and US Paratroopers in Corsica

July 15, 2014 · Posted in 2rep, us paratroopers

As stated earlier, the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division trained with the legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the Foreign Legion, based on the island of Corsica, between May 25 – June 02 this year. The Legion launched its own official video…

1er REC: The last parade before leaving Orange

July 13, 2014 · Posted in 1rec

On July 9, 2014, the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) of the Foreign Legion organized the last parade in Orange, its garrison since 1967, just before leaving it. The last parade took place in the streets of Orange to say the last goodbye to the public. The regiment was placed in the Carpiagne military camp near Marseille, on July 11. Watch the singing legionnaires parading in the streets of Orange…

Legionnaires preparing for the 14th July parade

July 12, 2014 · Posted in 1re, 1reg, bastille day

Legionnaires from the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), accompanied by legionnaires-pionners and the Foreign Legion Music Band from the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE) were participated in the preparations for the French main national event of July 14 at the Champs-Élysées avenue of Paris.