60 years ago: A unit helping to install the Foreign Legion in France was created

Following the end of the Algeria War in March 1962, the French Foreign Legion headquarters was forced to leave North Africa for France. Because of that, a new unit had to be formed with a special task: to prepare for the installation of the Foreign Legion in France and Corsica. As a result, a new task force saw its birth 60 years ago, on August 1, 1962.

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3rd Foreign Legion Task Force

La version française de l’article pour les lecteurs français :
3e Bataillon de Marche de la Légion Etrangère

3e Batallion de Marche de Légion Etrangère - 3e BMLE - 3rd Foreign Legion Task Force - History