On April 30, 2019, the French Foreign Legion commemorated the 156th anniversary of the Battle of Camerone, the legendary and most important event in its history. Camerone Day is the most important day of the year for all current or former legionnaires of the Foreign Legion. See 2019 Camerone Day videos and images from several Legion regiments.
VIDEO: 1er REC + 1er REG at Canjeurs
See a nice French Foreign Legion official video showing legionnaires from the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) and 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) during their joint military exercise at Camp of Canjeurs.
2e REI + 1er REG: CENTAC in April 2019
In April 2019, legionnaires of the French Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) and 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) meet together during another joint military exercise to maintain their operational readiness and to train cooperation within a combined task force.
1er REG: Egypt, Djibouti and Mozambique
In March 2019, legionnaires-sappers of the French Foreign Legion’s 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) on board of the Tonnerre, the French amphibious assault helicopter carrier, left France’s Toulon to be shipped to Africa to carry out different missions.
1er REC: Training at Canjeurs and Larzac in March 2019
In March 2019, legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) deployed to French military camps at Canjeurs and Larzac to maintain their operational readiness at the highest possible level.
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2e REI + 1er REG: CETIA at Suippes in 2019
In February 2019, legionnaires of the French Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) and 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) participated in a joint military exercise to train cooperation within a combined task force.
1er REG: Masstech vehicles to replace old Peugeots
In early February 2019, the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), one of the two French Foreign Legion engineer regiments, has received its first unarmored 4×4 lightweight multipurpose tactical vehicles Masstech T4.
Foreign Legion: Christmas Challenges 2018
As a long-existed tradition, all units of the French Foreign Legion organize Christmas challenges before Christmas Eve, the second most important holiday within the Legion. The challenges help to keep unit cohesion, to compare the force of their companies and to provide a little bit of fun for their hard-working men. See images taken during the Christmas challenges in several Legion regiments.