French Foreign Legion information. An online project dedicated to the famous Foreign Legion.
French Foreign Legion and eyesight requirements. Being nearsighted/shortsighted, being farsighted/longsighted. Color blindness. Do legionnaires wear glasses or contact lenses or do not? Am I allowed to wear glasses/specs or lenses while enlisting and serving in the Foreign Legion? What are the French Foreign Legion eyesight requirements?
Read moreEyesight: French Foreign Legion vision requirements
More than 50 pictures of Foreign Legion uniforms with detailed information. The French Foreign Legion is using various uniforms depending on what regiment, company or even a section it is. See large majority of Foreign Legion uniforms with tens of pictures, information and well-ordered data. See the collection of current uniforms of the French Foreign Legion (2013).
On the 21st of July, the Foreign Legion Music participated on the Belgian National Day in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. The legionnaires showed their well-known excellent abilities to make the local visitors happy. See video.
French Foreign Legion and the tattoo. Are legionnaires tattooed or not? Are you allowed to be tattooed, when you are joining the Foreign Legion? Which is the French Foreign Legion tattoo policy?
French Foreign Legion sports. You are good at boxing and would like to continue training even in the Legion. Are you able to do so? Besides obligatory running, pushing-up and pull-ups, which sports activities are supporting by the Foreign Legion?
The French Foreign Legion is using various weapons and vehicles depending on what regiment, company or even a section it is. See a list of the large majority of its equipment with tens of pictures, information and well-ordered data. See the list of current equipment of the French Foreign Legion (2013).
The Foreign Legion has always some of its units deployed outside of France. See a list of operations of the French Foreign Legion in June 2013.
A short French documentary about the Foreign Legion released in 1949. Very nice images of the Foreign Legion main base in Sidi Bel Abbes (Algeria) while celebrating Camerone Day. A lot of legionnaires caught in the film will die during next five years in the First Indochina War. We can also see historical images of a typical legionnaires job of that time: hard-working with “la pioche“, a pickaxe.
On April 30, the French Foreign Legion will celebrate a Camerone Day, the most important day for all legionnaires. This year it will be more festive because of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Camerone. The festival is also open for public.
Read moreCamerone 2013 – 150th anniversary of the Battle of Camerone
The Foreign Legion has always some of its units deployed outside of France. See a list of operations of the French Foreign Legion in March 2013.
About a week ago, 200 legionnaires invaded Britain in Gosport, Hampshire (opposite Portsmouth). These legionnaires were a part of the French troops, comprising more than 500 men, participated in a military training exercise.