On December 7, 2012 almost 400 legionnaires celebrated an anniversary of the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE). The oldest regiment of the French Foreign Legion has already been stationed in Aubagne (a town in southern France, near Marseille) for 50 years. It moved there from Sidi-bel-Abbès, Algeria in 1962. See the video of the celebration.
Nice video clip of the 2e REG
A new and nice video clip of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG), the youngest regiment of the French Foreign Legion. It is dedicated to the 1st section of the 1st company of the only mountain regiment of the Legion.
1er REG and 1er REC passed their exercises
In October and November 2012, 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) and 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC), the two regiments of the French Foreign Legion, passed their exercises.
French Foreign Legion: Where to enlist?
Where can you be enlisted in the French Foreign Legion? Get to know the addresses, contacts and Google map locations of the Foreign Legion’s recruiting centers. Note that these centers are located in mainland France only and that they are the only places, where you can be officially enlisted in the Foreign Legion.
1er REG and 2e REI: Decorating the Regimental Flags
November 19, 2012, the regimental flags of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) and the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the French Foreign Legion were decorated with a Croix de la valeur militaire avec palme (Cross for Military Valour with palm) by general Bertrand Ract Madoux in Nimes, southern France, where the 2e REI is stationed.
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2e REP and its Camp Raffalli near Calvi
Camp Raffalli, home of the 2e REP, an airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion. Camp Raffalli of the 2e REP is stationed near the town of Calvi in Corsica. The base was named after Major Rémy Raffalli.
2e REP – Solei Rouge exercise video
In the beginning of this autumn the 2e REP conducted two major exercises. Vent d’automne (Autumn wind), when the entire regiment deployed to Balagne (Corsica) for one week.
New russian French Foreign Legion documentary movie 2012
A new russian French Foreign Legion documentary movie from 2012. The movie is a part of Warriors of the World series. It offers a view on a selection in Aubagne, a training center in Castelnaudary, 2e REP and some details of the service in Legion.
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Memorial of French Foreign Legion at La Balme les Grottes
November 1, 2012, numbers of veterans of the French Foreign Legion and their comrades, former paratroopers of French regular army (“Red berets”), has remembered the fallen legionnaires.
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2e REP: Full list of REP INFO bulletins
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion publishes REP INFO, an online bulletin containing news of the activities of the regiment. See the full list of the bulletins having been released since September 2011. They bring useful information and a huge number of very nice pictures to you, their readers.
Firing with a new Famas – FELIN
The French Army is adopting a new version of its assault rifle Famas – system FELIN. The new system FELIN is trying also by soldiers of the French Foreign Legion. Specifically by the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI). See the videos.