See a few nice images of the Parachute Commando Group (Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes, GCP) from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) during their training in Corsica last month.
Foreign Legion events: June 01 – 10
On this day. Explore the Legion’s most interesting historical events which occurred between June 01 and June 10. Learn about famous operations, campaigns, battles, activations or dissolutions of units and other important Foreign Legion historical events which happened from 1831 to these days. Every day is supplemented with an image.
13e DBLE: First 250 Heckler & Koch rifles
On June 9, 2017, the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e DBLE) of the French Foreign Legion received its first 250 HK416F rifles. As stated earlier, the 13e DBLE has been the first French Army regiment equipped with the German Heckler & Koch rifle, which has to replace the French FAMAS.
Foreign Legion events: May 21 – 31
On this day. Discover the Legion’s interesting historical events which occurred between May 21 and May 31. Learn about famous operations, campaigns, battles, activations or dissolutions of units and other important Foreign Legion historical events which happened from 1831 to these days. Every day is supplemented with a picture.
4e RE: Camerone 2017
On April 30, 2017, the French Foreign Legion commemorated the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Camerone, the most important event in its history. The celebrations took place in all Legion units, including the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE), the training regiment.
Foreign Legion events: May 11 – 20
On this day. Explore the Legion’s most interesting historical events which occurred between May 11 and May 20. Learn about famous operations, campaigns, battles, activations or dissolutions of units and other important Foreign Legion historical events which happened from 1831 to these days. Every day is supplemented with an image.
1976 Djibouti helicopter crash: 41st Anniversary
41 years ago, on May 24, 1976, the second deadliest accident for the Legion in its post-1962 modern history occurred. During a military exercise in the then French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (today’s Djibouti), a country located in the Horn of Africa, a French Army helicopter crashed. Eight men on board were killed, including six legionnaires from the GOLE (Foreign Legion Operational Group)…
2e REI: Two legionnaires died in France
On May 19, 2017, two legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) died during a team-building exercise on the Marne River near Cumières, a town in northeastern France. They drowned after being caught in a strong current near a river barrage.
Foreign Legion events: May 01 – 10
On this day. Discover the Legion’s interesting historical events which occurred between May 01 and May 10. Learn about famous operations, campaigns, battles, activations or dissolutions of units and other important Foreign Legion historical events which happened from 1831 to these days. Every day is supplemented with a picture.
1er REG: United Arab Emirates 2016
A very nice videoclip made by a legionnaire from 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), one of the two engineering regiments of the French Foreign Legion, during a mission in the United Arab Emirates in 2016.
Foreign Legion events: April 21 – 30
On this day. Explore the Legion’s most interesting historical events which occurred between April 21 and April 30. Learn about famous operations, campaigns, battles, activations or dissolutions of units and other important Foreign Legion historical events which happened from 1831 to these days. Every day is supplemented with an image.