In late November, companies of the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE) were involved in a regimental exercise taking place south of Castelnaudary, their garrison town in southern France.
2e REP: Military training in late 2017
See the companies of the only airborne unit of the French Foreign Legion, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), conducting several exercises during the last months of 2017, to keep their operational level as high as possible.
1er REG + 2e REG: Sainte Barbe 2017
Every year in early December, both engineers regiments of the French Foreign Legion commemorate the patron of military engineers, Saint Barbara (Sainte Barbe in French) during their regimental holiday. They commemorated its patron also in December 2017.
2e REP: Exercise Southern Katipo 2017 in New Zealand
Legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), the only airborne unit of the French Foreign Legion, participated in an amphibious stability and security exercise held in New Zealand from October to November 2017.
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1er RE: Exercice Vaillant 2017
In early November, the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE) conducted its annual three-day military exercise called Vaillant. The exercise took place at Laudun (southeastern France) and administrative units’ legionnaires of the 1er RE were involved in.
1er REG: Exercise at Caylus
See a nice official video made by the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) to present an exercise for young legionnaires to become familiar with explosives, hand grenades or with a Browning machine gun…
1er REC: Training in Provence
Young legionnaires, recently arriving at the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) after their initial four-month-long basic instruction in Castelnaudary, participated in operational training conducted by their new regiment.
13e DBLE: Bold Alligator 2017
See a nice video showing the legionnaires from the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e DBLE) during an urban warfare exercise in North Carolina, United States.
Foreign Legion Pioneers 2017
See a nice official video of the French Foreign Legion to introduce its well-known Pioneers in a few images made close to Paris in 2017…
1er RE: 55 years in Aubagne already
In late October, the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE), the Motherhouse of the French Foreign Legion, celebrated the 55th anniversary of its placement at Aubagne, southern France.
Foreign Legion’s Transportation Companies in the First Indochina War
Learn about transportation companies of the French Foreign Legion serving in then Indochina during the First Indochina War (1946-54). Almost unknown units, even in France, these companies were greatly appreciated by combat troops because of their high importance in the ongoing war.
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