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New russian French Foreign Legion documentary movie 2012

November 10, 2012 · Posted in legion

A new russian French Foreign Legion documentary movie from 2012. The movie is a part of Warriors of the World series. It offers a view on a selection in Aubagne, a training center in Castelnaudary, 2e REP and some details of the service in Legion.

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    French Foreign Legion and May 25:

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    The most interesting events of the Foreign Legion's history that occurred on May 25. Click "see more" to read the full post...
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    - 1881, in northwestern Algeria, a battle with local rebels
    - near Bou Alem, in the Geryville region
    - a Foreign Legion task force was involved
    - led by Major Laffont
    - 28 rebels were killed or wounded
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    - 1925, Battle of Djebel Bibane
    - in Morocco, a battle with local rebels
    - part of the Rif War (1920-27)
    - close to Ghafsai, in the Fez region
    - 2nd Battalion, 1er RE were involved
    - led by Major Deslandes
    - the legionnaires successfully fought off the enemy
    - however, 2 legionnaires were killed
    - 19 legionnaires were wounded
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    - 1956, in northeastern Algeria, a skirmish with a rebel group
    - near Bir El Ater, in the Tebessa region
    - 23e CPLE (Foreign Legion Motorized Company) was involved
    - several rebels were killed
    - 23e CPLE was a Legion independent unit (est. Jan 1955)
    - equipped with Jeeps, Dodges and AMM8 armored cars
    - in June 1956, the unit helped to form GPLEA
    - Foreign Legion Algerian Motorized Group
    - in late 1956, GPLEA companies merged with 2e REI
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    - 1957, in northwestern Algeria, a military operation
    - carried out by 2nd + 3rd Battalion, 5e REI
    - near Azails, in the Tlemcen region
    - that day, 14 rebels were killed
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    - in the rare image, 23e CPLE and its AMM8 (M8 Greyhound) armored cars in Tebessa, Algeria, mid-1950s
    - note the 23e CPLE legionnaires wearing light khaki berets
    - they kept them as veterans from 1er REC units serving in Indochina
    - 1er REC armored cavalry units used these berets there     ... See MoreSee Less

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    1976 Djibouti Helicopter Crash. 42 years ago, May 24, 1976, a helicopter transporting Foreign Legion elements crashed into the ground. Six legionnaires died. Others were badly burnt. Visit the newly re-worked article to see more information concerning the totally forgotten incident...

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    GOLE: 1976 Djibouti Helicopter Crash | French Foreign Legion Information

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    GOLE: 1976 Djibouti Helicopter Crash In late May 1976, during a military exercise in the Horn of Africa, a helicopter tr...
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    French Foreign Legion and May 24:

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    The most interesting events of the Foreign Legion's history that occurred on May 24. Click "see more" to read the full post...
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    - 1837, Battle of Huesca
    - an action of the First Carlist War (1833-40)
    - a civil war in Spain
    - fought between Carlists and Liberals (supported by France and Britain)
    - the battle took place near the hermitage of San Jorce de Alcoraz
    - close to Huesca, Aragon region, northeastern Spain
    - the original "Old" Foreign Legion was involved
    - its 1st + 2nd Battalion (1,200 men), led by Colonel Conrad
    - 350 officers and legionnaires would be killed or wounded
    - between the killed, Major Montallegri + Captain Mille + Lieutenant Wolff
    - the original "Old Legion" (est. 1831, around 4,100 legionnaires) was handed over to Spain in June 1835 to fight in the First Carlist War for Maria Christina, Regent of Spain
    - in early 1839, "Old Legion" would be dissolved
    - tens of its survivors joined the "New Legion" in Algeria
    - the current Legion, formed in 1836
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    - 1857, in northern Algeria, a battle with local rebels
    - part of a large French operation
    - to pacify the Kabylie region
    - the battle took place near Affensou, in the Tizi Ouzou province
    - 1st Battalion, 2e RE (Foreign Regiment, 2e REI now) were involved
    - 5 legionnaires were killed
    - 39 legionnaires were wounded
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    - 1976, Djibouti helicopter crash
    - an accident in today's Djibouti
    - it occurred during a military exercise
    - a helicopter with legionnaires on board crashed
    - the legionnaires belonged to GOLE
    - Foreign Legion Task Force
    - Staff Sergeant Zolic + 5 legionnaires were killed
    - another 4 legionnaires were seriously burnt
    - at the time, for the Legion, it was the worst loss in a single incident since the end of the Algerian War in 1962
    - nevertheless, officially, the accident has remained completely forgotten in France
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    - in the picture, the memorial plaque of the 1976 Djibouti helicopter crash inside the Legion's cemetery at Bonifacio, Corsica (GOLE's garrison 1971-77)     ... See MoreSee Less

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    French Foreign Legion and May 23:

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    The most interesting events of the Foreign Legion's history that occurred on May 23. Click "see more" to read the full post...
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    - 1832, first Foreign Legion officer to be killed
    - that day, the very first officer of the Legion was killed
    - in Algeria, during a fierce battle with local rebels
    - at Sidi Mohammed Titteri
    - close to Maison Carree near Algiers, the capital
    - a platoon of 3rd Battalion, Foreign Legion were involved
    - 27 legionnaires of German and Swiss origin
    - led by Lieutenant Cham (also of Swiss origin)
    - they were attacked by a company of local rebels
    - the legionnaires and their commander fought to the finish
    - all of them were massacred
    - Lieutenant Jean Cham became the first killed-in-action officer of the Foreign Legion
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    - 1855, in the Crimea, a Legion attack aimed at Russian positions
    - an action during the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-55)
    - part of the Crimean War (1854-56)
    - it took place near Fort Quarantaine, Sevastopol
    - the attack was launched by 1st Battalion, 1er RLE
    - 1st Foreign Legion Regiment (1er RE now)
    - as the previous day, the attack started in the evening and took all the night
    - the Russians managed to defend their positions
    - Lieutenant Opdenhoff + 10 legionnaires were killed
    - 4 officers + 71 legionnaires were wounded
    - Sevastopol was then capital of the Crimea, Russian Empire
    - the Crimean War (1854-56) was a conflict between Russia and an alliance of France, Britain, Ottoman Empire and Sardinia
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    - 1949, in then French Indochina, a Viet Minh attack
    - aimed at legionnaires from 9th Company, 3e REI
    - in the Dong Khe region, Northern Vietnam
    - Second Lieutenant Louis Laspoumaderes + 10 legionnaires were killed
    - 24 legionnaires were wounded
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    - 1960, in northern Algeria, a skirmish with local rebels
    - close to Djelfa
    - legionnaires from 2e REC (Cavalry Regiment) were involved
    - 7 rebels were killed
    - a legionnaire was also killed
    - 3 legionnaires were wounded
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    - 2013, Operation Morpho ended
    - a ten-day operation deep in the jungle of French Guiana, South America
    - aimed at illegal gold-diggers and their camps
    - legionnaires from 3e REI took part
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    - in the photo, a 3e REI legionnaire during Operation Morpho in French Guiana, May 2013     ... See MoreSee Less

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