In July 2019, a new book dedicated to the French Foreign Legion and its history was released: The Tigers of Tonkin – The History of the French Foreign Legion in Indochina 1883-1945. This great book is an original work of Andrew J. Mitchell, an Irish amateur historian and a well-known Foreign Legion insignia collector.
Foreign Legion Saharan Motorized Companies in North Africa: History & Images
On the 31st March of 1963, the famous, legendary and little-known four Foreign Legion Saharan motorized units were disbanded and their men, vehicles, traditional uniforms and fanions merged with two infantry regiments. The dream of many generations of young men, the legionnaire of the Sahara with his white kepi, V-shaped bandoliers, baggy seroual trousers, a burnous cloak and sandals, officially disappeared.
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10 March 1831: When a Legion was born
188 years ago, on 10 March 1831, a royal ordinance of Louis Philippe I, King of the French was issued. The ordinance ordered the establishment of the Foreign Legion, to engage a number of foreign deserters asking to serve France. Until the 2000s, the 10th March of 1831 marked the official birthday of the current French Foreign Legion which derived its origin from that original Legion. Nevertheless, the lineage of the Legion is far more complex and because of that, the official birthday was quietly changed in the last decade to the more neutral 9th March.
VIDEO: A Chinese in the Foreign Legion
See a very interesting video showing a Chinese guy telling about his well-appreciated experience with the French Foreign Legion. This video could serve as a good motivation for guys wanting to join this unique military force.
Foreign Legion: 2018 in retrospective
The French Foreign Legion reminds some important events which occurred during the previous year of 2018. See the new video released by the Legion.
Legion Museum exposition: Legionnaires
Between February 9 and March 10, the Foreign Legion Museum in Aubagne (southern France) organizes a temporary exposition called “Legionnaires”. The exposition will show photos of Caroline Thirion, a famous Belgian photographer, dedicated to the legionnaires of the French Foreign Legion.
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.
Foreign Legion: What uniform do the legionnaires wear in 2019?
Discover the uniforms worn by legionnaires during common service duties, training, exercises, combat operations or military parades. The uniforms wearing in France, in French territories or during overseas operations. The French Foreign Legion Uniforms article was updated to 2019.
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