Uniforms of the French Foreign Legion, 1831-1981

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Signing and handing-over of the five-year service contract. Incorporation into the Foreign Legion as a trainee. March (Marche Képi Blanc) – a 50-kilometer (31mi) two-day march (25km per day) in full kit, followed by the Kepi Blanc ceremony on the 3rd day. Fête de Camerone et la main du capitaine Danjou. Camerone Day marks the most significant event in the French Foreign Legion’s history, the Battle of Camerone. It became a symbol of bravery and the determination to fight to the finish. The battle occurred in Mexico on April 30, 1863. A Legion company, consisting of 3 officers and 62 legionnaires led by Captain Jean Danjou, faced almost 2,000 Mexicans. Captain Danjou and his men refused to surrender and continued to fight until their ammunition ran out. At the end of the battle, only three combat-ready legionnaires were left. The "Legionnaire's Code of Honour" [72] [73] is the Legion's creed, recited in French only. [74] [75] The Code of Honour was adopted in the 1980s. [72] REP Commando Parachute Group ( GCP); Pathfinders qualified in Direct Actions, Special Reconnaissance and IMEX.

SCAR-H PR (FN SCAR – Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle) is a gas-operated, highly accurate semi-auto or selective fire precision rifle for designated marksmen or sniper teams, developed by Belgian manufacturer FN Herstal (FN) in the 2000s. The Foreign Legion has been using the SCAR-H PR rifle since 2022, to replace the older FR F2. One of the first ACMAT VT4 vehicles ( 2018) The Legion’s 2e REG received its first ACMAT VT4 ( December 2018) Basic training for the Foreign Legion is conducted in the 4th Foreign Regiment. This is an operational combat regiment which provides a training course of 15–17 weeks, before recruits are assigned to their operational units:Axe ( French: Hache): serves to destroy obstacles of wood dressed by the enemy. At origin there were 6 kinds of axes to destroy and 7 kinds of axes to hammer. [3] Main articles: Foreign Legion Command, Foreign Legion Pioneers (Pionniers), and Honneur et Fidélité In late April 1931, on Camerone Day, a platoon of Pioneers opened a parade for the very first time in modern history, during the 100th anniversary of the Foreign Legion celebrations. Even nowadays, the parades of the Foreign Legion are opened by this unit. This practice maintains the sappers’ tradition of opening the way, using their axes and shovels to clear enemy obstacles in the past. Main articles: 1st Foreign Regiment, Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion, and Paul-Frédéric Rollet Americans in the Foreign Legion, 1916. American poet Alan Seeger (1888–1916), The FAMAS pictured is the G2 version known as the navy version the French army generally use the G1 however I believe that the G2 has been used in small numbers

PVP ( Petit Véhicule Protégé– Small protected vehicle) is a light, armored 4×4 vehicle used by the Foreign Legion and other French Army forces. It has been producing by Panhard since 2008. The Foreign Legion has been using the PVP since 2012.Le Képi blanc. The official thesis says that legionnaires in North Africa prior to WWI wore a kepi with a khaki-colored cover during operations. After some time, due to the frequent washing and strong sun, the covers turned white. However, we know that in Algeria and Morocco before WWI, several French regular units used a white-covered kepi as well, and even used it in France. Following the end of WWI, legionnaires wore a white-covered kepi mainly in Morocco, which was considered a foreign theater of operations. In Algeria, they wore the prescribed red and blue kepi. The 4e REI in Morocco was partly an exception, and used both versions. In the late 1930s, the rules were standardized. Thus, officially, French citizens in metropolitan France saw legionnaires in white-covered kepi for the first time on 14 July 1939, at the well-known annual military parade in Paris. FN Herstal MAG 58 Machine Gun A legionnaire of the 2e REP carrying an FN MAG 58 ( 2018) A legionnaire of the 2e REI operating an FN MAG 58 mounted on a tripod ( 2018)