See a video of a platoon from the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) that is training in France before their deployment to Mali in West Africa, to participate there in anti-terrorist Operation Barkhane.
1er REG: A legionnaire “powerman” in Iraq
Corporal Pavel of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), one of the two engineer regiments of the French Foreign Legion, is currently deployed to Iraq, as part of Operation Chammal, a French military operation in Iraq and Syria. He serves as a skilful electrical mechanic.
1er REC: Raider Fury with U.S. Marines
In December 2019, the legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) participated in a three-day Exercise Raider Fury alongside U.S. Marines, at Camp Carpiagne (France), the garrison of the 1er REC. See videos.
2e REG: An exercise for commandos
In November 2019, two elite units of the Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) conducted a joint exercise to train an infiltration mission into hostile terrain. See the video.
70 years ago: The last mounted company disappeared
See a complete history of the legendary Foreign Legion companies mounted on mules. The last of them disappeared 70 years ago in Morocco, in late December 1949. Elite high-mobile units, consisting of hard men loving the autonomous life far from the civilization, they played crucial role in the successful conquest of Algeria’s South Oran between the 1880s and 1900s. Shortly afterwards, they took part in the Pacification of Morocco and were fighting there until the mid-1930s.
65 years ago: Little known repair units in Africa are disbanded
Learn about the history of the four almost forgotten Foreign Legion repair units serving in Africa during the ongoing war in Indochina. Organized in North Africa in the late 1940s and the early 1950s, they provided support to Legion and French regular units in Algeria, Tunisia and even deep in French West Africa, which was really exceptional.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2020
The year 2019 is behind us, Christmas are coming. In September, the Foreign Legion Info project started the ninth year of its existence. For me, as a person being fully responsible for this website and its content, it’s time to review annual goals and look ahead to what the year 2020 could bring.
Foreign Legion: Military close combat basics with Major Gérald
See another interesting video published by the official French Foreign Legion channel on YouTube. The fourth video of a training series shows the fundamental basic techniques of close quarter combat. They are presented by Major Gérald (the most senior warrant officer), the head of the Sports Office, 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE), the Legion’s HQ.
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