A little bit of fun in the end of the year, from the French Foreign Legion. A Mongolian legionnaire and his lads serving in the Foreign Legion Music in Aubagne and their performance. Even legionnaires can laugh… Happy New Year!
French Foreign Legion Operations – December 2013
The Foreign Legion has always some of its units deployed outside of France. See the list of the French Foreign Legion operations in December 2013.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2014
Holidays are coming… Enjoy it! FOREIGN LEGION INFO wishes you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2014. Thank you for your unflagging interest. I hope you will find this website useful and helpful in the next year too.
Major Roso left the Foreign Legion
On December 16, Major Ivan Roso, a 58 years old legionnaire, President of the non-commissioned officers of the Foreign Legion (Président des sous-officiers de la Légion étrangère), left this elite military unit after long 36 years of service.
Foreign Legion is in the Central African Republic
On December 11, a platoon from the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) of the French Foreign Legion arrived in the Central African Republic (CAR) to reinforce the French forces having already been placed there since December 5.
2e REI’s training course at Larzac
On December 6, the Elementary Specialization Training course (Formations de spécialité élémentaire, FSE) of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the Foreign Legion, taking place at Larzac (a large military camp in southern France), finished.
Legionnaires-sappers celebrated Sainte Barbe 2013
During the first week of December, the legionnaires – sapeurs (military engineers) from the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) and 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) of the French Foreign Legion, celebrated its patron, Sainte Barbe (Saint Barbara).
2e REG parading in Apt
Yesterday, the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) has published the images of its November’s military ceremony in the town of Apt, southeastern France. During the ceremony, two legionnaires received the decrees of naturalisation (gaining French nationality/citizenship) from the mayor of Apt. The regiment was also presenting itself to the public.
New T-shirt design: LEGIONNAIRE
A new T-shirt design promoting the Foreign Legion was launched: Legionnaire: Nothing To Lose – Everything To Gain. Consider supporting our website by purchasing a T-shirt. Thank you!
2e REI: Dissolution of the Serval 2 Brigade
Last week, on November 27, the Combined Arms Brigade Serval 2 (Brigade Interarmes Serval 2), having been serving during the Operation in Mali this year, was officially dissolved in the headquarters of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) in Nimes, southern France.
A legionnaire receives standing ovation in Canada
A legionnaire, Senior-Corporal from the MLE, received standing ovation during the Québec City International Festival of Military Bands (FIMMQ) in Canada, while playing Auld Lang Syne. Really amazing performance… And YES, even this fantastic musician has passed the hard four-months basic training of the Foreign Legion in Castel.