French Foreign Legion information. An online project dedicated to the famous Foreign Legion.
On 3 October 2015, sergeant Maksim Boukalov, a legionnaire of Russian origin serving as a non-commissioned officer (NCO) within the French Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) on the island of Corsica, won the European Pro ISKA kickboxing light middleweight belt, when he beat Laurent Debono, the double European champion in full contact kickboxing.
Read more2e REP: Legionnaire becomes a European kickboxing champion
See the official list of movements of the French Foreign Legion forces and their logistical support infrastructure outside of France, within operational areas around the world, in October 2015.
On 13 October 2015, volunteers from the 3rd Engaged Volunteer Company (3e CEV), 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE) of the French Foreign Legion, having finished first four weeks of 4-month-long basic training, obtained their Képi blanc and became officially the legionnaires during the Remise de Képi blanc (Obtaining the White kepi) ceremony in Bordeaux, a port city in southwestern France.
On 29 September 2015, as every year, legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) celebrated Saint Michel Day, their holiday.
A nice motivation video shows the legionnaires from the French Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) based in Nimes, during a challenge event conducted by the regiment.
A month ago, legionnaires from the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) lent their support to the Foreign Legion Institution for Disabled Veterans (IILE) in Puyloubier, southern France.
On 7 September 2015, a detachment of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) participated in Brazil’s Independence Day Military Parade, which took place in the city of Macapá. The 3e REI is based in French Guiana, a country bordering with Brazil.
The Foreign Legion Museum, placed in Aubagne within Legion’s HQ of 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE), organized a temporary exhibition dedicated to the badges/insignias of the French Foreign Legion from all decades. The exbition is opened to the public since September 18 and continues on view through 20 March 2016.
On September 02, the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) commemorated the 112th anniversary of the Battle of El Moungar in its garrison of Nimes. The battle is considered as the regiment’s Camerone, in which a few legionnaires were attacked by enemy with numerical superiority.
See the history and images of the French Foreign Legion’s only Demi-brigade (Half-brigade), 13e DBLE. This famous, well-known unit of the Legion was established in 1940 in Algeria, to participate in the WWII. Later that year, it became the first ever unit of the Free French Forces (FFL) of general de Gaulle. In 2011, as the last unit of the Legion, the Demi-brigade left Africa.
Read more13e DBLE: History of the Legion’s only Demi-brigade
See nice photos of legionnaires from the Foreign Legion’s 4th Squadron, 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) and the 4th Company, 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) during Operation Sangaris taking place in the Central African Republic (CAR), in August 2015.