Between 16th and 17th of January 2014, during a heavy rain, legionnaires from all companies of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), did the traditional regimental march to train their military and topography skills.
2e REP – Christmas Challenge 2013
Watch a short video which shows legionnaires from two companies (HQ Company and 5th) of the French Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) while competing during Christmas Challenge that took place in December 2013.
2e REP: History of the Foreign Legion’s last airborne unit
See history of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), the last airborne unit of the French Foreign Legion, including more than 70 pictures. Established in Algeria in 1948 as a battalion, it participated in the First Indochina War. Reorganized to a regiment, the 2e REP took part in the Algerian War, Battle of Kolwezi and other military operations. The unit has been based on the island of Corsica since 1967.
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The 32nd anniversary of the Mont Garbi accident
This day marks the 32nd anniversary of the Mont Garbi accident. The 3rd February 1982 has been the most tragic day for the French Foreign Legion since the Battle of Dien Bien Phu of 1954. The accident happened in Djibouti, Africa; 29 members of the Legion, including a whole platoon of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), were killed.
Foreign Legion in a 1978 documentary
An interesting Brazilian documentary on the French Foreign Legion, showing, besides other things, the very rare images of advanced training courses of this legendary unit. It was released 36 years ago, in January 1978 by Globo, the second-largest commercial TV network in the world.
Blue legionnaire: 2e REP trained with British Paras in Corsica
Yesterday, on January 26, 2014, the training exercise called Blue legionnaire, in which the Legion and British paratroopers were participating in, was officially finished. It took two weeks, since January 12. Another two-weeks long exercise between the same units, called Eagle Eyes, will be started in Corsica next week, on February 03.
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French Guiana Jungle Training 2014
“You are here to start the most difficult French military course for ordinary soldiers. It could be said, you are fu.ked.” The newest French documentary, being released a week ago, shows 24 legionnaires ready to start the Jungle Instructor’s Helper Course (Stage Aide-moniteur fôret, AMF) to obtain that very prestigious certificate. The course is managed by the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) and lasts 8 weeks, including 7 weeks spent in the Amazon jungle of French Guiana…
French Guiana Jungle Training 2013
See a 2013 French news report about a group of legionnaires passing their training in the Jungle Training Center (Centre d’entraînement en forêt équatoriale, CEFE) at Regina, French Guiana. CEFE is managed by the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI), stationed in Kourou.
1er REG’s Combat Engineer Divers trained in Savoie
During the first half of December 2013, legionnaires from Engineer Combat Divers (Plongeurs de combat du génie, PCG), a unit previously known as DINOPS, were training on Lake Bourget, in the Savoie region, France. The PCG is part of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG).
French Foreign Legion in Mali 2013 slideshow
An interesting set of the Foreign Legion unofficial images from the operation in Mali of 2013.
Nice photo slideshow
Start the new year by watching a nice photo slideshow created by a Brasilian legionnaire, a member of the 5th Company of the Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI).