French Foreign Legion units participate in operations outside of France, throughout the world. See the list of their deployment in December 2014.
French Foreign Legion Operations – October 2014
French Foreign Legion units participating in operations outside of France. See the list of their location in the world in October 2014.
Foreign Legion for the first time in Peru
Last month, the French Foreign Legion appeared for the first time in Peru (South America). On 29 July 2014, a detachment composed of legionnaires (mostly Senior corporals) from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) of the Foreign Legion, a regiment based in South America as well, participated in a large military ceremony conducted by the Peruvian Army in Lima, the capital of Peru.
French Foreign Legion Operations – July 2014
Mali, Central African Republic, French Guiana, New Caledonia near Australia… See the locations of units of the French Foreign Legion participating in operations outside of France, in July 2014.
French firemen applauding the legionnaires in Paris
On July 14, 2014, French firefighters (sapeurs-pompiers) from the Northern Defence and Security Zone, taking part in the Bastille Day Parade for the first time, encountered the legionnaires on a street in Paris and greeted them with a standing ovation.
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Foreign Legion in a 1978 documentary
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French Foreign Legion Operations – December 2013
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Major Roso left the Foreign Legion
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A legionnaire receives standing ovation in Canada
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