On April 9, the 6th Light Armoured Brigade (6e BLB, composed of three Legion regiments and two “regular” regiments) was participating in the Hannibal exercise. Its title refers to the well-known Punic Carthaginian military commander, who crossed the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy during the Second Punic War. During that march, Hannibal crossed also the Rhône river in todays France. Legionnaires-engineers from the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), while using their engineering facilities, helped simulate Hannibal’s crossing of the river in modern conditions. More than 200 military vehicles of the 6e BLB participated in this operation.
French Foreign Legion Operations – March 2014
The Foreign Legion has always some of its units deployed outside of France. See the French Foreign Legion operations in March 2014.
2e REG: Young legionnaires becoming military skiers
During February and March of 2014, young legionnaires arriving to the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG), a mountain warfare regiment of the Foreign Legion, were participating in the course of basic mountain military skills to obtain the Military Skier Certificate (Brevet de Skieur Militaire, BSM) and its badge.
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2e REI: Border Storm exercise in England
At the end of March 2014, legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the Foreign Legion, were taking part in the Border Storm exercise on the Otterburn Training Area in Northumberland of Northern England.
1er REC: Dissolution of a squadron
Last week, on March 22, a military ceremony took part in the headquarters of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) of the Foreign Legion, to salute the flag of the 5th Squadron, for the last time in its history. The sqadron has been disbanded since March 2014, due to the reorganization of the French Army of 2014-2019.
4e REI: History of the Regiment of Morocco
See the history and images of the 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment (4e REI), the last Foreign Legion regiment that served in Morocco. Constituted in late 1920 and nicknamed as the Regiment of Morocco, the 4e REI participated in the pacification of that country, as well as in the campaigns in Syria and Lebanon, in Madagascar, in Indochina, and eventually in the Algerian War. It was disbanded in 1964. The current training regiment of the Legion took over the title, history and traditions of the 4e REI.
2e REG: Oubangui exercise and “Remise de Képi blanc”
Between February 25 and 27, because of their departure to the Central African Republic (CAR) in mid-March, legionnaires from the 1st Company of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) of the Foreign Legion participated in the Oubangui exercise, which took part in Sault, a small commune in the Vaucluse department of southeastern France.
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Legionnaires in Norway
Since March 3, 2014, legionnaires of the Mountain equipment platoon (Section équipement montagne, SEM) from Support Company of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) of the French Foreign Legion, have been stationed in northern Norway.
2e REI: New gas masks testing
Between 10 and 14 of February 2014, the legionnaires from the 1st and 5th Company of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the Foreign Legion were testing the new gas masks of the MISTRAL system, which completes the modern French infantry combat system FÉLIN, have been used in 2e REI since 2012.
Nice pictures from Afghanistan and other places
A nice slideshow of pictures taken not only in Afghanistan in 2009, by a legionnaire from the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) of the French Foreign Legion.
2e REP: 2014 Eagle Eyes exercise
As stated in our article Blue legionnaire: 2e REP trained with British Paras in Corsica, legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), having finished the Blue legionnaire exercise, were waiting for another military exercise with the British paras – Eagle Eyes. See videos.