On October 19, 2016, the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE) of the French Foreign Legion organized the fourth edition of the cross-country run called TRAIL. Hundreds of legionnaires and officers from almost all regiments of the Legion of mainland France participated in. See the official video…
Foreign Legion events: October 11 – 20
On this day. Discover the Legion’s interesting historical events which occurred between October 11 and October 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 a picture.
13e DBLE: Defense Minister visited Larzac
On October 21, 2016, France’s Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e DBLE) of the French Foreign Legion at Camp Larzac, Aveyron department, southern France, to make this installation official.
Foreign Legion events: October 01 – 10
On this day. Explore the Legion’s interesting historical events which occurred between October 01 and October 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.
3e REI: 2016 Independence Day Parade in Brazil
On September 7, 2016, legionnaires from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) participated in Brazil’s Independence Day Military Parade, which took place in the city of Macapá. Stationed in French Guiana, a country bordering with Brazil, the 3e REI and the Brazilian Army operate often together.
1976 – 2016: Foreign Legion in Castelnaudary for 40 years already
40 years ago, the Foreign Legion Training Group (GILE) left Corsica. On October 11, 1976, the GILE took ship for France, to be stationed in the southern part of the country, in the town of Castelnaudary. The GILE had been placed on the island of Corsica since June 1962, after leaving their barracks and camps in Algeria, North Africa. In 1980, the training unit based in Castelnaudary became the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE)…
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Foreign Legion events: September 21 – 30
On this day. Discover the Legion’s interesting historical events which occurred between September 21 and September 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 a picture.
2e REI: Tui Santiago 2016
Between September 7-9, 2016, a group of legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) participated in TUI SANTIAGO, a 120-kilometer-long international military competition organized in Spain. They finished the competition as the best foreign team.
Foreign Legion events: September 11 – 20
On this day. Explore the Legion’s interesting historical events which occurred between September 11 and September 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.
3e REI: 2016 Operations Willau and Foudre
In August 2016, legionnaires from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) were involved in two operations – Operation Willau 10 and Operation Foudre 4 – in the deep jungle of French Guiana, South America.
Foreign Legion T-Shirts: 1er REC Insignia
80 years ago, in August 1936, the regimental insignia was distributed to legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) of the French Foreign Legion. It remains the oldest distinctive unit insignia used within the Legion. The 1er REC also remains the only cavalry unit of the current Foreign Legion.