37 years ago, on the 3rd February of 1982, a common French military exercise was planned in Djibouti, a country in the Horn of Africa. In the morning, a French Foreign Legion airborne platoon were lined up at a French air base. It was their only 10th day in Africa. They were assigned to carry out a routine training jump over a drop zone located nord-west of the capital. The legionnaires boarded their aircraft and took off…
111th anniversary: Foreign Legion’s company overtook by a severe snowstorm
March or Die… In Algeria on February 1, 1908, a blinding snowstorm overtook a company of the Foreign Legion during their march to a remote military post at the Algeria-Morocco border. Beaten by the severe snowstorm in a semi-desert land, tens of legionnaires died. Many other suffered frostbite and had to be amputated. Though forgotten these days, the disaster has remained one of the most tragic events for the Legion.
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1er REC: Fresh legionnaires to join the regiment
Every month, groups of new legionnaires are to join Foreign Legion regiments, after having finished their four-month basic training. In January 2019, such group of 12 fresh legionnaires joining the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) were decorated and became new cavalrymen of the only cavalry regiment of the Foreign Legion.
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.
3 years already: An avalanche killed six legionnaires in 2016
Three years ago, on January 18, 2016, a group of legionnaires were caught by an avalanche during a mountain warfare basic training. The avalanche killed five of them. Nine legionnaires were injured, two of them seriously. One of them died a week later.
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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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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019
The year of 2018 has almost passed away and Christmas holidays are here. This September, the ForeignLegion.Info unofficial online project started its seventh year of promoting the famous French Foreign Legion in the English-speaking world. I am glad to see you are still enjoying it. So, what has been already done this year on the website? See the results and future plans for the coming new year.
13e DBLE: Chairman EUMC to visit legionnaires in Paris
Last week, on December 13, 2018, General Claudio Graziano, the permanent Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) visited legionnaires of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e DBLE) at their Center of Command of Operation Sentinelle during his official visit to France.
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2e REP: New Sea Rib Aluminium Boats
A few days ago, to improve their amphibious capabilities during military operations, the 3rd Company of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) received two new Sea Rib Aluminium Boats (SRA) from the Zodiac Milpro company.