A new part of the DOCUMENTS series. Today we present four interesting documents issued by the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE) in North Africa in the 1920s.
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2e REI: 2024 El Moungar Day
On Monday, September 2, 2024, the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) officially commemorated the 121st anniversary of the 1903 Battle of El Moungar, an important part of the French conquest of the Sahara, and the 36 men of the regiment who had fallen during it.
5e RE: Miss France 2024 in Mayotte
Miss France 2024, Eve Gilles, visited Mayotte in late August, including the military base of the former Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM), a unit which right now is transforming into a new regiment, the 5th Foreign Regiment (5e RE).
2e REI: C4 Close Combat Course
See a short video showing young legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) who are trained in close combat.
1er REC: 1st Squadron Change of Command
See a nice video showing the change of command ceremony within the 1st Squadron, 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) that occurred recently at Camp Carpiagne, home to the regiment in Southern France.
Marching Company, 1st Foreign Regiment in Algeria in 1968
The Marching Company, 1st Foreign Regiment was the last French Foreign Legion unit to remain stationed in Algeria, North Africa. Its task was to guard the French air base at Bou Sfer near the city of Oran. The company was disbanded on August 17, 1968.
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1er RE: Foreign Legion HQ’s doors open to the public in late September 2024
On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, the headquarters of the French Foreign Legion in Aubagne opens its doors to the public, on September 21 and 22, 2024. Come and discover the motherhouse of the Foreign Legion.
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PHOTOS: A cavalryman in Algeria, 1950s to 1960s
See a new part of the PHOTOS series. This time is shared a set of pictures of a cavalryman who was serving in Algeria, North Africa, from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.
2e REI: Shooting exercise for 3rd Company
While most of the legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) are deployed in France and abroad, the training continues for the 3rd Company.
1er REG, 13e DBLE: Protecting the Seine River during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Legionnaires from the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) and the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) were tasked with the protection of the Seine River during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. See some images.
1er REC: 2024 Bastille Day in Ivory Coast and Bosnia and Herzegovina
As mentioned in the previous article, which dealt with the 2024 Bastille Day Parade in Paris, the legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) participated in this traditional event. However, they commemorated the French national holiday also abroad.
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