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Army general Ract Madoux, the head of the French Army, visited Mali ten days ago. Four days ago, on September 19, the French president François Hollande visited Mali too. During their visit, both of them met legionnaires that have served in this African country since the end of May.
Read moreHead of the French Army and the French president met legionnaires in Mali
French troops placed in Mali participate in numerous operations to find out last rebel’s hideouts or to protect already cleared regions. The French Army has released a few new images from such operations.
Three videoclips, created and shared on YouTube by a former legionnaire of French nationality, with a large number of nice photos from the French Foreign Legion, made approximately 35 years ago (late 1970s, early 1980s).
Read moreUnique photos: 13e DBLE, 4e RE and 2e REI about 35 years ago
Videoclip of the urban area tactic combat exercise of September 2012. The 1st and 3rd companies of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI), with a platoon of the 4th squadron of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) of the French Foreign Legion and some members of the regular French Army participated in the urban warfare exercise at Urban area warfare exercise center (Centre d’Entraînement aux actions en Zone Urbaine, CENZUB) in Sissonne, northern France, between September 16th and 29th of 2012.
A few images of legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) at their camp in Mali. The camp is placed close to Kidal, a small town in the desert region (Kidal region) of northern Mali. At this time, the 2e REI has been for two months in Mali already.
As the AALE (Fellowship of Foreign Legion veterans) of Nimes has informed, roughly 300 legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the Foreign Legion left its base and has been engaged in Operation Serval in Mali last week.
A few weeks back, the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the French Foreign Legion tested the new, modern materials of the French Army – the exploratory robots and combat drones.
As mentioned before, the regimental flags of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) and the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the French Foreign Legion were decorated with a Croix de la valeur militaire avec palme (Cross for Military Valour with palm) by general Bertrand Ract Madoux. The ceremony was performed in Nimes, southern France, where the 2e REI is stationed in the base “Colonel de Chabrières”, on November 19th.
November 19, 2012, the regimental flags of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) and the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the French Foreign Legion were decorated with a Croix de la valeur militaire avec palme (Cross for Military Valour with palm) by general Bertrand Ract Madoux in Nimes, southern France, where the 2e REI is stationed.
Read more1er REG and 2e REI: Decorating the Regimental Flags