In early December 2025, 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).
Major Gérald: Fundamentals of Close-Quarter Combat With a Weapon
In early December 2025, the French Foreign Legion released a new training video on its official YouTube channel featuring Major Gérald, the popular senior non-commissioned officer of the Legion. In this new video, Major Gérald introduces the fundamentals of close-quarter combat with a weapon: specifically, an assault rifle with a fixed bayonet.
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70 years ago: Foreign Legion airborne regiment was deactivated
70 years ago, in late November 1955, a Foreign Legion airborne regiment was deactivated in Algeria after training and supplying drafts for hard-fighting Legion parachute battalions in Indochina. Although a largely overlooked formation today, almost every Legion paratrooper who fought in the First Indochina War passed through its ranks.
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1er REG: Retirement of the Legion’s Only British Officer
In late November 2025, the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) of the French Foreign Legion announced the retirement of Capitaine Stephen, an exceptional figure within the Legion. According to the archives of the veterans’ office, he is recorded as the only British officer to have served under foreign status in the Legion – a rare career path.
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100 years ago: A heroic battle in Lebanon
100 years ago, in the Middle East in late November 1925, the French Foreign Legion cavalrymen held a fortress in a Lebanese village, then besieged by thousands of Druze fighters. For the Legion cavalrymen, the battle became their own “Camerone”, a last-stand defense carried through to the very end.
2e REG: Martinique in 2025
Since early October 2025, a company from the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) have been deployed on a four-month mission to Martinique, as part of the regular troop rotation in the Caribbean.
2e REI: 2025 Armistice Day in Poland
While Foreign Legion troops across France took part in Armistice Day ceremonies on November 11, members of the 1st Company of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) marked the occasion a bit farther east — in Poland.
Foreign Legion: 2025 Armistice Day
On November 11, 2025, detachments of the French Foreign Legion participated in ceremonies marking Armistice Day, honoring the memory of military veterans and those who died in the line of duty.
13e DBLE: 2025 Reconnaissance Squadron Tactical Training
In late October and early November 2025, the Reconnaissance Squadron of the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) conducted an intensive tactical training session at Camp des Garrigues, near Nîmes in southern France. This long-established French Army training area, now managed by the 2e REI, provides a rugged and realistic environment ideal for maneuver and live-fire exercises.
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2e REP: Exercise Vent d’Automne 2025
From October 19 to 30, 2025, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion conducted Exercise Vent d’Automne (Autumn Wind) in Corsica. This annual training aims to enhance combat readiness and interoperability in realistic coastal and urban environments.
1er REC: 4th Squadron left Mayotte
At the end of October 2025, the 4th Squadron of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) departed Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. The unit had been deployed there since July of this year, serving as the 1st Company of the 5th Foreign Regiment (5e RE).