Foreign Legion: 2025 Christmas Challenges | French Foreign Legion Information

In mid-December 2025, a series of Challenges de Noël (Christmas Challenges) took place in regiments of the French Foreign Legion, both in France and abroad. These anual events are friendly competitions between companies of the same regiment. They are not about winning alone, but about building fighting spirit, teamwork, and unit cohesion. For hard-working legionnaires, the challenges also bring a moment of fun and relaxation. They are usually organized shortly before Christmas.

Noël (Christmas Eve) is the second most important holiday in the Legion. On this day, the whole regiment comes together, including all officers and the regimental commander, for a shared dinner and the exchange of gifts. After the meal, young legionnaires perform short humorous sketches to entertain everyone and keep the tradition alive. Christmas traditions in the Legion also include the making of nativity scenes, often created in a distinct Legion style and reflecting the unit’s identity, history, or current mission.

Here are the videos and images provided by different regiments of the Legion, capturing the 2025 Christmas Challenges:

VIDEO: 2025 Christmas Challenges in the 1er RE, Motherhouse of the Foreign Legion.

PHOTOS: 2025 Christmas Challenges in the 2e REI.
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VIDEO: 2025 Christmas Challenges in the 2e REP.

PHOTOS: 2025 Christmas Challenges in the 1er REG.

VIDEO: 2025 Christmas Challenges in the 2e REG.

PHOTOS: 2025 Christmas Challenges in the GRLE.

VIDEO: 2025 Christmas festivities and Christmas Challenges in the 3e REI in French Guiana.

PHOTOS: 2025 Christmas Challenges in the 5e RE in Mayotte.

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