French Foreign Legion Information

4e RE: 2026 Remise de Kepi blanc at the IILE in Puyloubier

April 7, 2026 · Posted in 4re, IILE

In early March 2026, the Foreign Legion Institution for Disabled Veterans (IILE) in Puyloubier, southern France, hosted a White Kepi Ceremony (Remise de Képi blanc). During the ceremony, around thirty recruits from the 2nd Platoon, 1st Company of Enlisted Volunteers of the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE) donned the iconic White kepi, took the Legion’s traditional oath to serve with “Honor and Fidelity,” and officially became legionnaires.

3e REI: Camp Fabert Returns to Service

April 3, 2026 · Posted in 3rei, french guiana

In mid-March 2026, the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI), based in Kourou, French Guiana, officially reopened Camp Fabert following several months of renovation work.

55 Years Ago: A Campaign Ended in Africa

March 28, 2026 · Posted in 1re, 2rep, chad, history

55 years ago, in late 1970, the last men of the French Foreign Legion returned from Central Africa, where they had been deployed as part of Operation Limousin in Chad – the first French operation of this scale since the end of the Algerian War. For the Legion, playing the leading role, it confirmed its ability to conduct prolonged interventions far from its bases, under demanding conditions and with limited resources. This website is the first medium, in France and beyond, to offer a complete and detailed study of the Legion’s involvement in this campaign.

1er REG: Exercise Terra Nostra 2026

March 25, 2026 · Posted in 1reg

From March 16 to 25, 2026, the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), a combat engineer unit of the French Foreign Legion garrisoned at Laudun-L’Ardoise in southern France, conducted Exercise Terra Nostra 2026.

155 years ago: A war ended in France

March 20, 2026 · Posted in france, history

155 years ago, in mainland France in early 1871, a tragic conflict with German states ended. For the Foreign Legion, the war marked a significant moment: for the first time in their history, the legionnaires fought on French soil. However, they had to face harsh conditions, bitter cold, and a war that was already lost.

2e REI, 1er REC: Exercise Cold Response 26

March 18, 2026 · Posted in 1rec, 2rei

In March 2026, Exercise Cold Response 26 is underway across northern Norway and northern Finland. French forces are among the allied troops taking part in the Arctic training event, including infantry and cavalry units of the French Foreign Legion.

5e RE: Regimental Day in 2026

March 11, 2026 · Posted in 5re, mayotte

On March 3, 2026, the 5th Foreign Regiment (5e RE) of the French Foreign Legion celebrated its regimental day in Mayotte, a French overseas territory in the Indian Ocean. The ceremony honored the memory of the legionnaires who fought and won the Siege of Tuyen Quang in 1885, during the Sino-French War in what is now northern Vietnam — a battle whose name is inscribed on the regiment’s flag.

CARDS: Foreign Legion Menu Cards – II. Part

March 6, 2026 · Posted in cards

CARDS series. The second part, again focusing on formal dinner invitations – menu cards. As in the first part, these invitation cards were produced by units of the French Foreign Legion for special occasions such as Camerone Day, Bastille Day (July 14), Armistice Day (November 11), and Christmas.

4e RE: 2026 Remise de Kepi blanc at the Prytanée

March 5, 2026 · Posted in 4re

On February 12, 2026, recruits from the 1st Platoon, 2nd Company of Enlisted Volunteers of the French Foreign Legion’s 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE) officially became legionnaires during a White Kepi Ceremony (Remise de Képi blanc) held at the Prytanée national militaire in La Flèche, a small town in the Sarthe department of northwestern France.

160 years ago: A tragic battle in Mexico

March 3, 2026 · Posted in history, mexico

160 years ago, in northern Mexico in early March 1866, a column of legionnaires charged toward a fortified hacienda. What followed was one of the most controversial battles in the history of the Foreign Legion. A few hours later, nearly all men were dead or captured.

13e DBLE: Exercise Gevaudan 2026

February 26, 2026 · Posted in 13dble

In February 2026, the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE), a motorized infantry regiment based at Camp Larzac in southern France, led Exercise Gevaudan 2026 (Gévaudan 26) in the Lozère department.