French Foreign Legion Information

4e RE: 13 legionnaires injured in an accident

September 28, 2013 · Posted in 4re

This Monday, September 23, while en route to the Caylus military camp for a training exercise, a platoon from the 2nd Enlisted Volunteer Company (2e CEV) of the 4th Foreign Regiment, the training unit of the French Foreign Legion, was involved in an accident near the exit of Verfeil-sur-Seye, a commune in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southern France.

In this single-vehicle crash, a truck carrying three cadres and 16 fresh legionnaires, who had only two months of service, was traveling from Castelnaudary to Caylus. The vehicle veered off the road and collided with a retaining wall. A total of 12 legionnaires and one NCO were injured. The NCO, a 24-year-old sergeant, fell from the front passenger seat and sustained serious injuries. He was airlifted in critical condition to the hospital in Rodez. The injured legionnaires, who had less severe injuries, were hospitalized in Montauban, Albi, and Villefranche-de-Rouergue.

Authorities reported that the legionnaire-driver, while checking the other trucks in his rearview mirror to ensure they were following, lost control of the vehicle as he was making a turn off the road.

Car accident: 19 soldiers of 4e RE injured — Crashed Renault GBC 180 of the 4th Foreign Regiment, September 23, 2013.
**Photo credit**: *DMM*, La Dépêche

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1er REC left Mali

September 28, 2013 · Posted in 1rec, mali

A company of legionnaires from the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) of the French Foreign Legion left Mali a week ago. It served there, in the region of Tessalit, for 4 months.

Head of the French Army and the French president met legionnaires in Mali

September 23, 2013 · Posted in 2rei, mali

Army general Ract Madoux, the head of the French Army, visited Mali ten days ago. Four days ago, on September 19, the French president François Hollande visited Mali too. During their visit, both of them met legionnaires that have served in this African country since the end of May.

Some new images from operations in Mali

September 17, 2013 · Posted in 1rec, 1reg, 2rei, mali

French troops placed in Mali participate in numerous operations to find out last rebel’s hideouts or to protect already cleared regions. The French Army has released a few new images from such operations.

Hélie Denoix de Saint Marc – a pay homage video

September 10, 2013 · Posted in Helie de Saint Marc

As stated earlier, the former Foreign Legion officer and putschist Hélie Denoix de Saint Marc has died. The last homage was paid to him in the Saint-Jean Cathedral in Lyon, thereafter in the Saint-Jean square in front of the cathedral, on August 30, 2013.

2e REP parachuting videos

September 5, 2013 · Posted in 2rep

Some nice videos of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) parachuting, just to imagine what the jumps are about and, also, in which beautiful place the regiment is based. The 2e REP is the only airborne unit within the Foreign Legion.

1er REG on pictures of August 2013

September 1, 2013 · Posted in 1reg

Some interesting pictures of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) of the French Foreign Legion during its missions outside of France in August 2013.

Hélie Denoix de Saint Marc, one of the most famous Foreign Legion figures in the modern history, has died

August 28, 2013 · Posted in 1rep, Helie de Saint Marc, history

Aged 91, Hélie Denoix de Saint Marc, the main Foreign Legion figure participating in the Generals’ Putsch against French president Charles de Gaulle in Algeria in 1961, has died on August 26, 2013.

Unique photos: 13e DBLE, 4e RE and 2e REI about 35 years ago

August 24, 2013 · Posted in 13dble, 2rei, 4re, history

Three videoclips, created and shared on YouTube by a former legionnaire of French nationality, with a large number of nice photos from the French Foreign Legion, made approximately 35 years ago (late 1970s, early 1980s).

2e REI and 1er REC – an urban warfare exercise

August 18, 2013 · Posted in 1rec, 2rei

Videoclip of the urban area tactic combat exercise of September 2012. The 1st and 3rd companies of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI), with a platoon of the 4th squadron of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) of the French Foreign Legion and some members of the regular French Army participated in the urban warfare exercise at Urban area warfare exercise center (Centre d’Entraînement aux actions en Zone Urbaine, CENZUB) in Sissonne, northern France, between September 16th and 29th of 2012.

What uniform do the legionnaires wear?

August 11, 2013 · Posted in legion, uniforms

More than 50 pictures of Foreign Legion uniforms with detailed information. The French Foreign Legion is using various uniforms depending on what regiment, company or even a section it is. See large majority of Foreign Legion uniforms with tens of pictures, information and well-ordered data. See the collection of current uniforms of the French Foreign Legion (2013).