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...
View Article85 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...
View Article2e 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...
View Article13e 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...
View Article1er 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,...
View Article5e 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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