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In late November 2025, the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) of the French Foreign Legion announced the retirement of Captain Stephen H., an exceptional figure in today’s Legion and its only serving British officer in recent decades.
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100 years ago, in the Middle East in late November 1925, the French Foreign Legion cavalrymen held a fortress in a Lebanese village, then besieged by thousands of Druze fighters. For the Legion cavalrymen, the battle became their own “Camerone”, a last-stand defense carried through to the very end.
Since early October 2025, the 3rd Company of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) have been deployed on a four-month mission to Martinique, as part of the regular troop rotation in the Caribbean.
While Foreign Legion troops across France took part in Armistice Day ceremonies on November 11, members of the 1st Company of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) marked the occasion a bit farther east — in Poland.
On November 11, 2025, detachments of the French Foreign Legion participated in ceremonies marking Armistice Day, honoring the memory of military veterans and those who died in the line of duty.
In late October and early November 2025, the Reconnaissance Squadron of the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) conducted an intensive tactical training session at Camp des Garrigues, near Nîmes in southern France. This long-established French Army training area, now managed by the 2e REI, provides a rugged and realistic environment ideal for maneuver and live-fire exercises.
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From October 19 to 30, 2025, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion conducted Exercise Vent d’Automne (Autumn Wind) in Corsica. This annual training aims to enhance combat readiness and interoperability in realistic coastal and urban environments.