Our info pages regarding the current structure of Foreign Legion units were fully updated to the 2017 situation. If you are interested which companies or even platoons the current Legion units are composed of, just follow the links below.
Foreign Legion Operations: March 2016
See the official list of deployments of the French Foreign Legion units and their logistical support infrastructure outside of France, in operational areas around the world, and a list of deployments in mainland France in support of Operation Sentinelle, both in March 2016.
French Foreign Legion: 185th Anniversary
On March 10, 2016, the French Foreign Legion commemorates the 185th anniversary of its founding on March 10, 1831. That day, a decree of the Council of State ratified the royal ordinance signed by Louis Philippe, the King of the French, on March 9. In the Article 1re of this three-article ordinance, the king authorized to form a Legion of Foreigners (Légion d’Etrangers) inside France.
Foreign Legion Operations: January 2016
See the official list of deployments of the French Foreign Legion units and their logistical support infrastructure outside of France, in operational areas around the world, in January 2016.
Keep smiling during the hard times
Every man knows that the difficult moments he was confronted with during his life and managed them, they will transform later into great memories. The difficulties and the fun are the essences which the man needs to live a good life. The French Foreign Legion, and the army in general, provides men with both a little bit of difficulties and a little bit of fun…
French Foreign Legion: New units establishing
While the year of 2014 was marked by reorganization of the French Army with reducing its personnel and several unit dissolutions, including combat units within the Foreign Legion (e.g. 5th Squadron of 1er REC, 5th Company of 2e REI), the current year of 2015 is significant by reverse policy actions – increasing personnel serving in the French Army and (re-)creating the new combat units.
French Foreign Legion Operations: October 2015
See the official list of movements of the French Foreign Legion forces and their logistical support infrastructure outside of France, within operational areas around the world, in October 2015.
Museum: Foreign Legion Badges Exhibition
The Foreign Legion Museum, placed in Aubagne within Legion’s HQ of 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE), organized a temporary exhibition dedicated to the badges/insignias of the French Foreign Legion from all decades. The exbition is opened to the public since September 18 and continues on view through 20 March 2016.
French Foreign Legion Operations: June – July 2015
The French Foreign Legion is always involved in operations outside of France, throughout the world. See the official list of its temporary deployments of June/July 2015.
2015 French Foreign Legion Recruiting Video
Change your life – Change ta vie! View the French Foreign Legion new recruiting video launched today on its YouTube canal. For more information about the recruitment visit the official recruiting web page of the Legion (in French) or see how to join the Foreign Legion page on our website (in English).
The forgotten 1976 Djibouti accident
On May 24, 1976, the Legion suffered its worst losses in a single incident since the end of the Algerian War in 1962. In the then French colony of Djibouti, six of its legionnaires died. Nevertheless, the accident will be totally forgotten during next 40 years. On the internet, there is no article in French (still less in English) being concerned with the incident, which still remains the second deadliest incident for the French Foreign Legion since the Algerian War ended…