90 years ago, on September 14, 1932, a disaster occurred in North Africa’s Algeria, home to the French Foreign Legion at the time. A train carrying a detachment of the 1st Foreign Regiment derailed and crashed into a ravine. Dozens of legionnaires were killed in the accident, more than two hundred legionnaires were wounded. Yet, the sad event has almost been forgotten.

Learn more about the disaster in the following link:
1932 Turenne Rail Accident

La version française de l’article pour les lecteurs français :
Catastrophe de Turenne de 1932