French Foreign Legion Information

On October 15, 2026, the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) of the French Foreign Legion held its annual Foreign Legion Triathlon. The race is known as the Triathlon du Royal Étranger, after the regiment’s traditional nickname. It ran from La Ciotat, a coastal town east of Marseille, to Camp Carpiagne, the 1er REC’s base ...

80 years ago, in late September 1946, a story of one of the least-known units of the French Foreign Legion came to an end. When the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) was officially disbanded in 1943, its mounted and motorized companies were deliberately kept in service in Morocco, then part of French North Africa, ...

In October 2026, members of the Irish Defence Forces’ Cavalry Corps visited the Foreign Legion’s 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) at Camp Carpiagne, its base near Marseille. Discussions centered on the modernization of the French cavalry and the introduction of the EBRC Jaguar, a six-wheeled armored reconnaissance and combat vehicle. The program included technical ...

On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the 48th edition of the Foreign Legion Half Marathon (Semi-Marathon de la Légion Étrangère) took place in Castelnaudary, a town in southern France. As every year, the race was organized by the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE), the training school of the French Foreign Legion. This year’s event carried special ...

On September 29, 2026, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion celebrated Saint Michael’s Day, honoring the archangel who is the patron saint of all French paratroopers. This year, the regiment left its home base at Calvi and took the celebration into the mountains of Corsica. The festivities began on ...