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. During this second exercise, wich lasted between February 03 and […]
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2e REP: Eagle Eyes exercise videos
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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.
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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.
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Legionnaires in Norway
Since March 3, 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. Since March 10, these legionnaires together with their colleagues from the French 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (27e Brigade d’Infanterie de […]
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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. The […]
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History of the 4e REI, Regiment of Morocco
See the history and images of the 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment (4e REI), the last Foreign Legion’s regiment serving in Morocco. The 4e REI was established in 1920 and participated in the Pacification of Morocco, Second World War, Pacification of Madagascar, First Indochina War and Algerian War. It was disbanded in 1964. The current training […]
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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 […]
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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. The Otterburn Training Area is the largest firing range of the United Kingdom. The 3rd Company of 2e […]
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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. The basic mountain warfare training for […]
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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. MALI 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) a NEDEX group (explosive neutralisation) 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) a team of the Intelligence and offensive action platoon (Section de renseignement et d’intervention offensive, […]
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1er REG: Hannibal exercise
On April 9, the 6th Light Armoured Brigade (6e BLB, composed of three Legion regiments and two “regular” regiments) 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 […]
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Have you ever heard of the GPLEM?
The GPLEM is an acronym of a very little-known independent motorized infantry unit of the French Foreign Legion, the Moroccan Foreign Legion Motorized Group. The group served in Morocco (Africa) for 10 years, after the end of World War II. The GPLEM originated in the autonomous mounted and motorized Legion units being left in Morocco […]
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13e DBLE: Desert exercise
In March 2014, an exercise took part at the Regimental camp of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e DBLE), based in the desert of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country located in the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula, Southwest Asia, bordering the Persian Gulf. Between March 15 and 20, the legionnaires […]
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Camerone 2014 in Aubagne and Calvi
UPDATED! On April 30, 2014, the French Foreign Legion celebrated the 151st anniversary of the Battle of Camerone. This day is known as “Camerone Day” (Camerone); it commemorates the Legion’s bravery and a determination of fighting to the death. It is the most important day for the legionnaires. Here are some images from the 1er […]
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Camerone 2014 in Nimes
The 151st anniversary of the Battle of Camerone was also celebrated in Nimes (southern France), headquarters of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI). Camerone Day (Camerone) took part in the local elliptical Roman amphitheatre (Arènes), the best-preserved Roman arena in France. See some images.
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Camerone 2014 in Orange
UPDATED! On April 30, 2014, the legionnaires of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC), the only cavalry regiment of the Foreign Legion, celebrated its last Camerone Day (Camerone) in Orange (southeastern France). As stated before, the 1er REC will change its headquarters in the summer this year. See the great video made with video […]
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2e REP: 2nd member of GCP killed in Mali
On May 8, 2014, the Slovak legionnaire Marcel Kalafut became the second member of the 2e REP‘s Parachute Commando Group (Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes, GCP) to be killed in Mali, after SCH Harold Vormezeele was killed in Mali in 2013. Sergent Marcel Kalafut was killed by an “Improvised explosive device” (IED) while driving his car […]
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2e REP: Krav Maga demonstration
During Camerone Day 2014 at Camp Raffalli, the base of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) located near Calvi, Corsica, the legionnaires-paratroopers from the regimental Krav Maga club demonstrated its mastery of this self-defense system before a live audience.
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DLEM 2014 Official Video
The smallest Foreign Legion’s operational unit, Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM), composed of around 280 men organised into 2 companies, has released without a fuss its nice official video clip, published on DLEM’s official page in early May. Related posts: 1er REC official video clip 2013 1er REG: Official Video clip 2013 Official video […]
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2e REP: Pay Homage Ceremony to Sergent-chef Kalafut
On May 13, 2014, the ceremony to pay homage to the Sergent-chef Marcel Kalafut was organized within the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP). The legionnaire Kalafut was killed in Mali on May 8, during Operation Serval. The ceremony was headed by the French Defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
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