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1er REG: 2025 Victory in Europe Day Across the Caribbean

May 15, 2025 · Posted in 1reg, martinique

On May 8, 2025, French military personnel stationed across the Caribbean joined the rest of France in solemnly commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Among those taking part were legionnaires from the 2nd Company of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG). They have been stationed in Martinique, an overseas region of France in the eastern Caribbean Sea, since late January and serve as part of the 33rd Marine Infantry Regiment (33e RIMa).

Foreign Legion: 2025 Victory in Europe Day

May 12, 2025 · Posted in 1reg, 2reg, 2rei, 2rep, 3rei, 5re, grle, wwii

On May 8, 2025, Foreign Legion units took part in the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Honor guards from various regiments participated in ceremonies held primarily in their garrison towns, with several detachments also representing the Legion in other cities across their regions. Below are images from this year’s commemorations.

Foreign Legion: 2025 Camerone Day

May 6, 2025 · Posted in 13dble, 1re, 1reg, 2reg, 2rei, 2rep, 3rei, 4re, 5re, camerone

April 30, 2025, marked the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Camerone, the defining event in the French Foreign Legion’s history, when 62 legionnaires under the command of Captain Jean Danjou faced a force of 2,000 Mexican troops. Refusing to surrender, they fought to the very end, with only three able-bodied legionnaires left standing. Commemorations of this anniversary were held across all Legion units and garrisons, both in France and abroad. The following post includes images from several of these ceremonies.

1er REG: CNEF in Martinique in 2025

March 18, 2025 · Posted in 1reg, martinique

In early March 2025, the legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) participated in the CNEF commando training course in Martinique in the Caribbean Sea.

1er REC: 1st Squadron leaves Djibouti

March 4, 2025 · Posted in 1rec, 1reg, djibouti

In early March 2025, the 1st Squadron of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) successfully concluded its four-month mission within the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (5e RIAOM) in Djibouti, reinforcing France’s strategic commitment to stability in the Horn of Africa.

2e REP: 4th Company in Guiana in 2025

February 14, 2025 · Posted in 1reg, 2rep, french guiana

Recently, in early February 2025, a short-term deployment (MCD) to South America started for a company of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP). The Legion paratroopers would stay there for four months.

1er REG: 2nd Company – Martinique in 2025

February 11, 2025 · Posted in 1reg, martinique

Two weeks ago, on January 29, 2025, a company from the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) officially began its short-term deployment (MCD) to the Caribbean Sea. It would remain there for four months.

1er REG, 1er REC: Djibouti in 2025

January 28, 2025 · Posted in 1rec, 1reg, djibouti

Legionnaires from the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) and 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) continue their mission in the Horn of Africa. See images.

Foreign Legion: 2024 Christmas Challenges

January 10, 2025 · Posted in 1reg, 2reg, 2rep, 3rei, 4re, grle

Christmas Eve marks the second most important holiday in the French Foreign Legion. Before the actual celebrations, each Foreign Legion regiment organizes Christmas challenges. The challenges help to maintain cohesion within the units and provide a bit of fun for their hard-working men. See several images taken in different Foreign Legion regiments during the Christmas challenges that took place in late 2024.

1er REG, 2e REG: 2024 Saint Barbara Day

December 12, 2024 · Posted in 1reg, 2reg

In early December 2024, the combat engineers of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) and the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) of the French Foreign Legion once again commemorated their patron, Saint Barbara (Sainte Barbe in French).

1er REG: 3rd Company in Mayotte in 2024

November 25, 2024 · Posted in 1reg, 5re, mayotte

Currently, in November 2024, legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) are deployed to Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. See some images.