55 years ago, in early January 1971, a combined battalion was formed to bring together Foreign Legion pioneers and sappers of the French Army Engineer Corps. Its mission was to build the largest live-fire military training range in Western Europe. The battalion later built or modernized several other French military training areas, which are still regularly used today – not only by legionnaires.

To learn more about the battalion, follow the link:
61st Engineer Legion Mixed Battalion

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61ème Bataillon Mixte de Génie Légion