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The training unit of the Legion (at the time called Training Group, GILE) moved from Corsica to Castelnaudary in Southern France in late 1976. In 1980, it received its current title. Since 1986, the regiment has been stationed in the modern Quartier Capitaine Danjou, on the outskirts of Castelnaudary.
- 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment | French Foreign Legion Information
Thus, on September 16, 1946, the new 4e REI transformed into...
- 1976 – 2016: Foreign Legion in Castelnaudary for 40 years ...
1976 – 2016: Foreign Legion in Castelnaudary for 40 years...
- 1976: Training units left Corsica for Castelnaudary | French ...
From June 1962, training units of the French Foreign Legion...
- 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment | French Foreign Legion Information
The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is an elite 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.
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Castelnaudary — LEGION OF THE LOST: The True Experience of an American in the French Foreign Legion, by Jaime Salazar. Though everyone enjoyed the mornings on the range, we dreaded what was to follow. An already drunk Sergent Gagné warned that if our rifles were not spotlessly clean, the consequences would be grave.
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Jean Danjou (15 April 1828 – 30 April 1863) was a decorated captain of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. He commanded the two lieutenants and 62 legionnaires who fought the Battle of Camarón during the French intervention in Mexico, in which he was killed.
The 4th Foreign Regiment is the unit responsible for training the French Foreign Legion in Castelnaudary, with a duration of 15 weeks.
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