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.
DLEM: Detachment open to public
During October 6-7, 2018, the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM) opened to the public the doors of Quartier Cabaribère, their military base in Dzaoudzi, Mayotte.
DLEM celebrated 40 years of its presence in Mayotte
Last month, between October 8-9, 2016, the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM) opened its doors to the public to celebrate 40 years of its existance in Mayotte.
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Rare Foreign Legion’s photos from the 1980s & Gulf War
Chad, Djibouti, Mayotte and the Gulf War… See the interesting slideshows created by Ch. R., a former legionnaire and NCO of the French Foreign Legion, who served in the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) during the 1980s and 1990s. Hundreds of rare, cool photos from places known by almost all legionnaires and from the Gulf War 1990-91.
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DLEM 2014 Official Video
The smallest Foreign Legion’s operational unit, Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM), composed of around 280 men organised into 2 companies, has released without a fuss its nice official video clip, published on DLEM’s official page in early May.
DLEM: Foreign Legion on the Comoro Islands History
See the history of the smallest operational unit of the French Foreign Legion, having been placed on the little island in the Indian Ocean since 1967, to maintain the French interests in this area – Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte, DLEM.