3e REI: 2025 Foum Zabel Challenge | French Foreign Legion Information

In French Guiana (South America) in March 2025, the HQ and Logistics Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) organized a sports challenge in honor of their predecessors who, from October 1927 to March 1928, constructed the famous Foum Zabel Tunnel in Morocco, North Africa.

This 62-meter-long tunnel, also known as the Tunnel of Legionnaire, was carved through solid granite using only basic tools and explosives. Led by Adjudant Michez, a World War I veteran, a detachment of forty legionnaires overcame significant challenges to complete the tunnel, which played an important role in the French pacification of Morocco. The Foum Zabel Tunnel stands as a testament to the Foreign Legion’s engineering skill and determination.

PHOTOS: 3e REI’s Foum Zabel Challenge in March 2025
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