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Foreign Legion Band: Great Britain in 2025

In early February 2025, an international military tattoo took place in Great Britain. Musicians of the French Foreign Legion successfully participated. See videos. The Foreign Legion Band (officially...

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85 years ago: Foreign Legion regiment was constituted in France

85 years ago, on February 25, 1940, a Foreign Legion regiment was constituted in France. Its task was to defend the country against Nazi Germany during the first stage of the Second World War. A few...

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2e REI: 2025 Letestu Challenge

Each year, the Letestu Challenge is organized by the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI). Watch a short video of this year’s edition, which took place at the end of February. The Letestu Challenge...

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13e DBLE: Exercise Gevaudan 2025

From February 3 to 13, 2025, the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) organized Exercise Gevaudan 2025 (Gévaudan 25) in the Gevaudan region in southern France. The high-intensity military...

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1er REC: 1st Squadron leaves Djibouti

In early March 2025, the 1st Squadron of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) successfully concluded its four-month mission within the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (5e RIAOM) in Djibouti,...

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5e RE: Commemorating the 140th Anniversary of the Siege of Tuyen Quang

On March 3, 2025, the 5th Foreign Regiment (5e RE), known as the “Regiment of Tonkin,” held its inaugural commemoration of the Siege of Tuyen Quang, marking 140 years since the Foreign Legion’s...

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