From July 10 to August 18, 2023, an exposition dedicated to Foreign Legion paratroopers is to be open in Calvi, Corsica, organized by the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP).
1er REG, 13e DBLE: 2023 Training in Mexico
From June 5 to 9, 2023, legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) and the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) were carrying out joint military activities in Acapulco, Mexico.
13e DBLE: 2023 Commemoration of the Battle of Bir Hakeim
Last weekend, between June 9 and 11, 2023, the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) opened Camp Larzac – its military base – to the public, on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Bir Hakeim.
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2e REG: 2023 French Guiana
In early June 2023, men from the French Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) started their four-month deployment to French Guiana, South America. They will reinforce French troops there.
DLEM: 2023 DIO Training in Botswana
In May 2023, an operational training detachment (DIO) of the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM) provided military training to local soldiers in Botswana, Southern Africa.