An interesting Brazilian documentary on the French Foreign Legion, showing, besides other things, the very rare images of advanced training courses of this legendary unit. It was released 36 years ago, in January 1978 by Globo, the second-largest commercial TV network in the world.
Defence Minister visited the 4e RE and its new recruits
Jean-Yves Le Drian, the current French Minister of Defence, visited the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE), the training unit of the French Foreign Legion on Friday, October 25. He also met the new recruits being trained at the “ferme“. See nice photos.
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1976: Training units left Corsica for Castelnaudary
From June 1962, training units of the French Foreign Legion were based in Corsica, having arrived there from Algeria. In October 1976, they left the island and moved to mainland France to be stationed in the town of Castelnaudary, in the southern part of the country.
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Car accident: 19 soldiers of 4e RE injured
This Monday, on September 23, while going to the military camp of Caylus to conduct a military exercise, a platoon of the 2nd Volunteers Company of 4th Foreign Regiment, the training regiment of the Foreign Legion, had an accident in the exit of Verfeil-sur-Seye, a commune in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.
Unique photos: 13e DBLE, 4e RE and 2e REI about 35 years ago
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).
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A few images from the Legion’s basic training 2013
A few images from the French Foreign Legion basic training of 2013. If you are interested in the Legion or you are thinking about joining, you appreciate it.