The French Foreign Legion is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, airborne troops. It was created in 1831 to allow foreign nationals into the French Army. It formed part of the Armée d’Afrique, the French Army's units associated with France's colonial project in Africa, until the end of the Algerian war in 1962.
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force.
The 1st Foreign Regiment and the 2nd Foreign infantry Regiment are the original and most senior founding regiments of the Foreign Legion in the French Army.
The 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment is one of two combat engineer regiments of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. The regiment provides the combat engineering component of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade.
The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment is one of two combat engineer regiments of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. The regiment provides the combat engineering component of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade. Stationed, since its creation in 1999, on the former site of the French Strategic Nuclear Missiles at Saint Christol, Vaucluse, southern France.
The structure of the French Army is fixed by Chapter 2 of Title II of Book II of the Third Part of the Code of Defense, notably resulting in the codification of Decree 2000-559 of 21 June 2000.
The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. The regiment is stationed in French Guiana. Its mission includes the protection of the Centre Spatial Guyanais, a European Space Agency (ESA) facility.
The 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. The regiment is one of two mechanized infantry regiments of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade.
The 6th Light Armoured Brigade is one of the eight inter-arm brigades which are at the disposition of the Commandement des Forces Terrestres. The headquarters of the brigade is situated in Nîmes. The brigade is capable of deploying to any exterior theatre of operation while delivering fire power, agility, and mobility.
The 4th Foreign Regiment is a training regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. Prior to assuming the main responsibility of training Legion recruits, it was an infantry unit which participated in campaigns in Morocco, Levant, French Indochina, and Algeria.
The 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1955.
The Foreign Legion Museum situated in Aubagne, France, represents the history and "arms history" accomplishments of the Foreign Legion throughout the course of various collections and expositions. The museum welcomes numerous visitors, as well as scholars and temporary expositions.
The 3rd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment, was a French Military unit of the Legion which formed the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (R.M.L.E) and existed ephemerally from end of 1914 to 1915.
The Saharan Mounted Companies of the Foreign Legion consisted of legionnaires of various nationalities and races transferred from the existing Foreign Legion infantry and cavalry regiments. These units were different from the Saharan Méharistes Companies.
Jean-Claude Coullon was a Général d'armée of the French Army and Commandant of the French Foreign Legion.
Pierre Georges Fernand Darmuzai was a French Général who served an entire career in the formation of the Parachute Battalions and Regiments BEPs and REPs of the Foreign Legion.
Louis-Antoine Gaultier (1898–1970) was a général of the French Army who served mainly in the French Foreign Legion.
The Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion, existed briefly in Indochina while regrouping the ensemble of the Battalion Forming Corps issued from the 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment 1er REI. The Demi-Brigade would become on September 1, 1930, the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment.
André Le Vert was a French general who served most of his career in the French Foreign Legion.
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