On November 19, a new company was established within the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE), the training unit of the French Foreign Legion, during a ceremony in the town of Castelnaudary, where the 4e RE is stationed. The new 6th Company will be composed of around 100 French reservists. Captain Toulouse took command.
3e REI: Legionnaires protecting Ariane 5 launch
On November 17, 2016, the Ariane 5 rocket successfully took off from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. It launched four Galileo satellites into orbit to support Europe’s own satellite navigation system. Legionnaires from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI), the Foreign Legion’s regiment based in Guiana, protected the launch.
Foreign Legion events: November 01 – 10
On this day. Discover the Legion’s interesting historical events which occurred between November 01 and November 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.
DLEM celebrated 40 years of its presence in Mayotte
Last month, between October 8-9, 2016, the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM) opened its doors to the public to celebrate 40 years of its existance in Mayotte.
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Foreign Legion events: October 21 – 31
On this day. Explore the Legion’s interesting historical events which occurred between October 21 and October 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 an image.
1er RE: Trail 2016
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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