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An online project dedicated to the famous Foreign Legion. Battle of Dien Bien Phu is seen as the decisive battle of the First Indochina War between French troops and the (League for the Independence of Vietnam), a nationalist, pro-Soviet Union movement of . This major confrontation occurred at Dien Bien Phu, a large heart-shaped valley located.
Foreign Legion paratroopers preparing to jump on Timbuktu, Mali Special
The French Foreign Legion excels in small unit tactics. Due to the fact that in the beginning most of their soldiers don't know French, the Legion has drilled their soldiers in the use of nonverbal communication on the battlefield. Legionnaires react very quickly, which is a big plus, especially when it comes to anti-ambush tactics.
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Insignias. The insignia of the Foreign Legion Paratroopers of France represents a closed "winged armed dextrochere", meaning a "right winged arm" armed with a sword pointing upwards. The Insignia makes reference to the Patron of Paratroopers. In fact, the Insignia represents "the right Arm of Saint Michael", the Archangel which according to Liturgy [dubious - discuss] is the "Armed Arm of God".
Paratroopers of French Foreign legion in Indochine with MAT49SMG and
The Battle of Kolwezi (also known as Operation Bonite or Operation Leopard) was a successful airborne operation carried out in May 1978, by the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion. It took place in what was then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. The operation's task was to rescue over 2,000 European hostages captured by local.
French Foreign legion paratroopers during Operation Camargue, Quang Tri
The new legionnaires got an early taste of the deal when, in the Legion's first North African battle, a squad of 27 was overrun after being abandoned by a French officer and the cavalry under.
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The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army that consists of 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 Northern Africa, until the end of the.
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Discover the history of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), currently the only airborne unit within the French Foreign Legion. The unit is best known for its 1978 operation in Kolwezi in Central Africa's Zaire and the rescue of more than 2,000 European hostages. Organized in Algeria in late 1955, the regiment participated in the Algerian War until 1962.
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Equipment of the French Foreign Legion. Pictures and data of pistols, rifles, machine guns, personnel carriers and other vehicles using in the Foreign Legion.. Mass (without ammunition): 6,850 g / 241.6 oz or 6,500 g / 229.3 oz (Paratrooper version) Length: 1,038 mm / 40.9 in or 910 mm / 35.8 in (Para) - 725 mm / 28.5 in (Para stock.
1er REP French Foreign Legion paratroopers, Algerian War
The Paratroopers of the French Foreign Legion: From Vietnam to Bosnia by Howard R. Simpson (Brassy's 1997)(356.166). The French Foreign Legion is a special band of mercenaries who fight under the French Flag. This is the story of their Second Regiment, which is the Foreign Legion's only remaining parachute regiment. It also includes a section.
British Paratroopers and French Foreign Legion Paratroopers train together
The 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment (3e REP) was a Foreign Legion airborne unit constituted as a battalion (3e BEP) in Algeria in 1949.The unit trained legionnaires to become paratroopers being able to take part in the First Indochina War (1946-1954). The unit's another mission was maintaining order in France's North Africa.
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Legionnaires paratroopers in WWII. Officially, the first airborne legionnaire unit - Cie Para - appeared during the First Indochina War in April 1948. After a year of operations in the mountains of North Vietnam, it merged with the 1er BEP, another airborne unit of the Foreign Legion that had been formed in July 1948 in Algeria.
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The French Foreign Legion is a unit of the French Army open to people aged 18 to 40 of any nationality. Potential recruits are required to serve for at least five years and are admitted regardless of their past and without personal documents. This has contributed to the public perception of the Legion as a place for adventurers, desperadoes.
Ragtag Foreign Paratroopers of the 2nd REP The Young Pioneer
The 10th Parachute Division (French: 10 e Division Parachutiste, 10 e D.P) was a formation of the French Army, part of the French Airborne Units.It consisted predominantly of infantry troops, and specialized in airborne combat and air assault. Established in 1956, it fought primarily in the Suez Crisis and the Algerian War.It was dissolved immediately after the Algiers putsch of 1961.
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Seven Flame grenade of the Foreign Legion. Legion parachute companies, battalions and regiments. Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (C.P. du 3e R.E.I. attached to the III e /1 er R.C.P - dissolved then 1 er B.E.P). Foreign Air Supply Company (CERA - dissolved).
British Paratroopers and French Foreign Legion Paratroopers train together
The 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 1 er Régiment Etranger de Parachutistes, 1er REP) was an airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army which dated its origins to 1948. The regiment fought in the First Indochina War as the three-time reconstituted 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion, the Suez Crisis and Algerian War, but was dissolved along with the 10th Parachute Division.
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The insignia of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion was created in 1949, in Cambodia. The battalion insignia represents an eastern winged dragon making reference to the original implementation in Asia. The three point triangular shape of the insignia represents the form of an open Parachute; center by the flag colors of the legion; and is.