Today, on November 11, 2024, the French Foreign Legion detachments participated in the ceremonies commemorating Armistice Day, to honor the memory of military veterans and those who died in the line of duty. See images.
While in most English-speaking countries this day is known as Veterans Day or Remembrance Day, in France its name continues to commemorate the 1918 armistice signed between the Allies and Germany which ended the First World War. Since 2012, all the soldiers who died for France are commemorated during Armistice Day.
Take a look at some of the Foreign Legion units which paid tribute to the fallen legionnaires and other French soldiers. The ceremonies, as usual, took place across France and French overseas territories.
PHOTOS. 2024 Armistice Day commemorated by the 2e REI in Nimes and Saint-Jean-du-Gard, southern France.
PHOTOS. 2024 Armistice Day commemorated by a detachment of the 1er REC in Chagny, eastern France.
PHOTOS. 2024 Armistice Day commemorated by the colonel and a detachment of the 2e REG in Avignon, southern France.
PHOTOS. 2024 Armistice Day commemorated by the GRLE in various communes of the Grand Paris metropolis.
PHOTOS. 2024 Armistice Day commemorated by the 2e REP in communes across Corsica.
PHOTOS. 2024 Armistice Day commemorated by the 3e REI in Kourou, French Guiana, South America.
PHOTOS. 2024 Armistice Day commemorated by the 5e RE in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Indian Ocean.
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