"museum, along with a regimental memorial dedicated to the respectful regiment. [[Category:French Foreign Legion]] [[Category:Military and war museums in France]] [[Category:Museums in Bouches-du-Rhône]] French Foreign Legion Museum The French Foreign Legion Museum () situated in Aubagne, France, represents the history and ""arms history"" accomplishments () of the French Foreign Legion throughout the course of various collections and expositions. The museum welcomes numerous visitors (almost 25,000 per year), as well as scholars and temporary expositions. The museum is the heir of the ""Salle d'Honneur"" (""Hall of Honour"") of the 1st Foreign 1 RE created in 1892 at Sidi bel-Abbès, in Algeria."
"built in 1843. In 1849 a planned agricultural town was established around the existing military post. From the 1830s until 1962, the city was closely associated with the French Foreign Legion, the location of its basic training camp, and the headquarters of its 1st Foreign Regiment. In the late 1890s the town, described as being of Spanish appearance, had a civilian population of about 30,000. The main buildings were in the French military district of the ""Quartier Vienot"". The training centre of the modern Algerian National Gendarmerie is located in Sidi Bel Abbès. In the 1930s much of the old"
"1962. Soon after, Algeria became independent, and the ""pied noir"" population fled the country. The neighbourhood was rapidly reoccupied by Muslim Algerians. The neighbourhood again gained notoriety during the leadup to the Algerian Civil War (which broke out in 1991) as a stronghold of the Islamic Salvation Front, or FIS. Its population in 1998 was 102,200. Bab El Oued Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre. As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732. During the existence of French Algeria, Bab"
"Bab El Oued Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre. As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732. During the existence of French Algeria, Bab El Oued became the main neighbourhood of poor ""pied-noirs"", including many poor fishermen. Towards the end of the Algerian War of Independence, the neighbourhood became the stronghold of the Organisation armée secrète, until OAS attacks on the French Army led them to assault and purge the neighbourhood, during the siege of Bab el Oued on March"
"which became the Foreign Legion Command (C.O.M.L.E) on July 1, 1984. With the Foreign Legion Command, the 1st Foreign Regiment constitute the ""Mother House"" () of the Foreign Legion. This expression inherited from Sidi Bel Abbès came from the primordial role the regiment played in conserving tradition and rendering the 1st Foreign Regiment a genuine turning plateau for the ensemble of the Foreign Legion. Quartier (garrison) Vienot of Aubagne and Sidi Bel Abbès were both named in honor of Colonel Raphaël Vienot (). Aubagne also houses the French Foreign Legion Museum. Created in 1841 and stationed in Aubagne since 1962,"
"Algeria proved an unpopular posting with regular French Army regiments, the arrival of the Foreign Legion was welcomed. The Foreign Legion was first deployed to Algeria with the battalions of the legion arriving in batches between 1831 and 1832. In late 1831, the first legionnaires, members of the 1st Battalion, landed in Algeria. This battalion set about building a barracks and other facilities for the regiment's garrison in addition to draining a nearby marsh and constructing a road in the area. Upon arriving in Algeria most of the Legion was stationed around Algiers, however the 4th Battalion was dispatched west"
"leave the city. During the Paris Commune () in 1871, the regiment participated with ""Armée Versaillaise"" () to the ""semaine sanglante"" (). The commander-in-chief of the ""Armée Versaillaise"" was Marshal of France Patrice de Mac Mahon. The regiment then returned to Algeria on June 1871 (Mascara near Oran). On January 1, 1885, the ""French Foreign Legion"", named given to the ""Foreign Regiment"" on March 13, 1875, doubled in two foreign regiments constituted each of 4 battalions and one depot company. During the Expedition of Madagascar in 1895-1896, the foreign regiment with the 2nd Foreign Regiment, formed a Marching Battalion, which"
"time that the Legion was sent in operations after the Algerian War), 1978–1979, and 1983–1987; Kolwezi in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 1978. In 1981, the 1st Foreign Regiment and Foreign Legion regiments partook to the Multinational Force in Lebanon. In 1990, Foreign Legion regiments were sent to the Persian Gulf and took part in Opération Daguet, part of Division Daguet. Following the Gulf War in the 1990s, the Foreign Legion helped with the evacuation of French citizens and foreigners in Rwanda, Gabon and Zaire. The Foreign Legion was also deployed in Cambodia, Somalia,"
"the Foreign Legion Prince Aage attained the rank of lieutenant colonel, and also received France's highest order, the ""Légion d'honneur"". In 1927 he published the book ""A royal adventurer"" in English about his time in the Foreign Legion. Prince Aage died of pleurisy in Taza, Morocco, in 1940, and was buried at the French Foreign Legion's headquarters at Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria. Before the Foreign Legion left Algeria in 1962, it was decided that the remains of three selected soldiers should be buried near the new headquarters of the Foreign Legion at Aubagne in southern France. The remains of Prince"
"Foreign Legion (« Légion étrangère ») on March 13 1875. It numbered 3018 men. On January 1, 1885, the 2nd Foreign Regiment was reformed. The 1st and 2nd battalion remained in Algeria. The 3rd battalion was assigned to Tonkin and the 4th battalion was sent to Formosa in 1884, then returned to Tonkin. On August 29, 1907 a ""regiment de marche"" was created from the 2nd Foreign Regiment (2 RE) in Morocco. From 1841–1907 legionnaires from the 2nd Regiment were deployed in Algeria. In the early twentieth century, France faced numerous incidents, attacks and looting by uncontrolled armed groups, in"
"foreign regiment left Constantine, on August 30, 1962, after a continuous quasi presence for 6 years in the same region. On September 16, the foreign regiment regrouped at Bou-Sfer in the enclave of the Strategic Base of Mers El Kébir. 2 Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes, 2 R.E.P Starting 1962 and at the signature of the Évian Accords (), the French military progressively left Algeria to be repatriated to metropolis France. For the first time in Legion history, Legion regiments would be garrisoned in mainland France. For the 2e REP, this move would be made progressively between 1965 and 1967. From"
"organizing near Perpignan; on October 3, the battalion staff and two companies of the 5th Battalion arrived at Algiers with the rest of the battalion arrived the next day. By December 30, 1840, there were five battalions in Algeria, leading the French government to reorganize the Legion's forces into two regiments with the 1st Regiment of the Foreign Legion stationed in Algiers and the 2nd Regiment of the Foreign Legion stationed in Constantine. The two regiments of the Legion operated largely independent of one another. When General Bugeaud assumed command of the Army of Africa and shifted the emphasis of"
"launched raids on spotted positions of the enemy. In 1961, following the generals putsch, the 1st Mounted Saharan Squadron of the Foreign Legion was charged with guarding arrested civilian and military participants, before their repatriation to France. In August 1962, the 1st Mounted Saharan Squadron of the Foreign Legion () lost three men in action, including lieutenant Gélas. These were the last French fatalities of the Algerian War. Stationed at Reggane and at Aoulef since July 1962, the squadron was dissolved and integrated into the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2 REI) on March 1 1963. On this date the newly"
"of the Foreign Legion newly created in Tlemcen in Algeria. It is at this moment that the Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments (D.C.R.E) () was created. This Inspector of the Foreign Legion was dissolved with the retirement of the ""Father of the Legion"". In 1948, the Inspection was recreated for 2 years under the command of Général de division Raoul Magrin-Vernerey. Again dissolved in 1950, the inspection unit left way for the Autonomous Group of the Foreign Legion (G.A.L.E) commanded consecutively by Générals Jean Olié and Paul Gardy which had the attributions of Inspector General. Accordingly, the (G.A.L.E) was"
"March 10, 1831; the French Foreign Legion was created. On April 1 1841, the Legion was split in two formations. The 2nd Regiment was organized at Bône, on April 13 1841, provisionary at two battalions of the 1st Foreign Regiment; the 4th battalion was sent to Algiers and the 5th battalion was garrisoned at Bône. The regiment consisted, just like the other Line infantry regiments of the époque, a formation of 3000 men. The 3rd battalion was formed in the following month of May. The regiment was quartered at Constantine in Algeria, with garrisons held at Bône, Bougie, and Djidjelli."
"as his lieutenants, most notably General André Dulac, Colonel Goussault (psychological operations), General Robert Allard, and Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Trinquier. On the FLN side, a decision was made in late 1956 to embark upon a sustained campaign of urban terrorism designed to show the authority of the French state did not extend to Algiers, Algeria's largest city. Abane Ramdane believed that such a campaign would be the ""Algerian Dien Bien Phu"" that would force the French out of Algeria. It was decided to deliberately target ""pied-noir"" citizens as a way of breaking French power as one FLN directive put it: ""A"
"Houari Boumediene Airport Houari Boumediene Airport (, ) , also known as Algiers Airport or Algiers International Airport, is an international airport serving Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is located east southeast of the city. The airport is named after Houari Boumediene, a former president of Algeria. Dar El Beïda, the area at which the airport is located, was known as ""Maison Blanche"" (White House), and the airport is called Maison Blanche Airport in much of the literature about the Algerian War of Independence. The ""Société de Gestion des Services et Infrastructures Aéroportuaires"" (SGSIA), more commonly known as ""Airport"
"they were successful in penetrating the western borders of Algeria. The three attested to carrying arms against the United States and advocating the overthrow of the ""pro U.S. monarchy"" in Morocco. Serkadji Prison Serkadji Prison, formerly Barberousse Prison, is a high-security prison in Algiers, Algeria; in 1995, about two-thirds of the 1,500 prisoners detained there have been accused or convicted of terrorism. The Barberousse Prison was constructed during the period of French rule, being built on the site of a former Turkish fortification located above the Casbah of Algiers. During the Algerian War of 1954-62 several hundred FLN activists and"
"formed the External Delegation in Cairo. Encouraged by Egypt's President Gamal Abdul Nasser (r. 1954–71), their role was to gain foreign support for the rebellion and to acquire arms, supplies, and funds for the wilaya commanders. In October the CRUA renamed itself the National Liberation Front (""Front de Libération Nationale"", FLN), which assumed responsibility for the political direction of the revolution. The National Liberation Army (""Armée de Libération Nationale"", ALN), the FLN's military arm, was to conduct the War of Independence within Algeria. The term Algerianism has had two meanings in history, one during the French colonial era, and another"
"Legion was stationed in Algeria, where it took part in the pacification and development of the colony, notably by drying the marshes in the region of Algiers. The Foreign Legion was initially divided into six ""national battalions"" (Swiss, Poles, Germans, Italians, Spanish, and Dutch-Belgian). Smaller national groups, such as the ten Englishmen recorded in December 1832, appear to have been placed randomly. In late 1831, the first legionnaires landed in Algeria, the country that would be the Foreign Legion's homeland for 130 years and shape its character. The early years in Algeria were hard on the legion because it was"
"and perhaps a 5th in 2019. Oujda Group The Oujda group or Oujda clan was a gathering of military officers and politicians in Algeria, during its War of Independence (1954-62) and until approximately the 1970s. The Oujda group was formed around Col. Houari Boumédiène, posted in the Moroccan town of Oujda. He would later become chief of staff in the Armée de Libération Nationale (ALN), which was the armed wing of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN), the main nationalist organization fighting French colonial control over Algeria. As chief of staff, Boumédiène entered into conflict with the FLN's government-in-exile, the"
"was physically occupied and complete pacification was not achieved until 1881. The conquest was not technically completed until the early 1900s when the last Tuareg were conquered and the Sahara came under full French control. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 by King Louis Philippe. The Legion was based in Algeria for 130 years, an experience which came to shape its character. The French Army recruited extensively from the Berber and Arab peoples of Algeria throughout the period of French rule (1830–1962). Most were employed as infantry (Tirailleurs) and cavalry (Spahis). Algerian troops saw extensive service in the"
"('You, Legionnaires, you are soldiers in order to die, and I'm sending you to where one dies!') As part of the Army of Africa, the Foreign Legion contributed to the growth of the French colonial empire in Sub-Saharan Africa. Simultaneously, the Legion took part to the pacification of Algeria, plagued by various tribal rebellions and razzias. In 1892, King Behanzin was threatening the French protectorate of Porto-Novo in modern-day Benin and France decided to intervene. A battalion, led by commandant Faurax, was formed from two companies of the First Foreign Regiment and two others from the second regiment. From Cotonou,"
"Bouchegouf District Bouchegouf is a town and district in Guelma Province, Algeria. The town of Bouchegouf, the ancient Niniba, is the third largest in the wilaya of Guelma in eastern Algeria, 35 km from its capital, 52 km from the wilaya of Annaba and 42 km from that of Souk Ahras. It is 600 km distant from the national capital, Algiers and 300 km from Tunisia. Under French colonial rule, it was called Duvivier. Of the 25,443 inhabitants of the district, 19,690 live in the town. The region of which Bouchegouf forms part contains some 40 archaeological sites of the"
"by Lieutenant-colonel Andrè Camille Ferray. The Legion finally returned to France in January 1839 with only 63 officers and 159 enlisted remaining of the original 4,000 men who were deployed to Spain. In 1836 the French government decided that instead of deploying the reinforcements intended for the Foreign Legion to Spain, as the issue had become politically volatile, the intended reinforcements would be formed into a second Foreign Legion and deployed to Algeria. By December 15, 1836, the first elements of the Foreign Legion, a battalion numbering around 1,600 men, had reached Algeria led by Major Bedeau. In 1839 many"
"Dar El Beïda Dar El Beïda () is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is the seat of the district with the same name. During French colonian times, it was officially called with its French name ""Maison Blanche"" (), which meant the same thing as its current Arabic name: ""(the) white house"". (This Arabic name is shared with Casablanca in Morocco, in that case a translation from Spanish). It is pronounced in Classical Arabic and in Darja. It has an area of 3200 hectares (32 km²/12 sq mi). It is home to the international Houari Boumedienne Airport, the largest in"
"killed, and the Germans withdrew from the fort after shelling the train depot. During the Algerian War the fort became an internment center. In 1961 nearly 200 officers, including those of the 1st REP (1st Foreign Parachute Regiment), who participated in the Algiers putsch were placed under ""fortress arrest."" Their detainment lasted for almost two months. The leadership of the Regiment was arrested and tried but the non-commissioned officers, corporals and Legionnaires were assigned to other Foreign Legion formations. They left the barracks singing the song ""Non, je ne regrette rien"", which has now become part of the French Foreign"
"of the defeated Carlist forces sought refuge in France from retribution of the Spanish government. The French government resorted to a familiar method of unburdening itself of unwanted refugees, offering Carlist refugees enlistment in the Foreign Legion. On October 1, 1839, the 4th Battalion of the Foreign Legion was officially established at its depot at Pau from many of these refugees. By March 1840, three of its companies had arrived in Algiers with another five companies being organized in Algeria. On August 28, 1840, a 5th Battalion of the Foreign Legion was established by royal decree. The 5th Battalion began"
"Daira El-ancer,jijel) is a small vibrant town with tens of small shops and coffee shops,a local mosque,a post office,and the beautiful town hall building. Bouraoui Belhadef Bouraoui Belhadef is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 10,965. Bouraoui Belhadef is a commune named after Bouraoui Ali ben cherif, a local hero of the liberation war against the French 1954-1962.The second name Belhadef is the name of the centre of the commune.BOURAOUI BELHADEF WAS THE BASE OF THE HISTORIQUE WILAYA 2(ESHAMAL EL KASSANTINI)IN TAZA IN 1957. Bouraoui Belhadef is a"
"subject in France to this day. In the early morning hours of November 1, 1954, the National Liberation Front (Front de Libération Nationale—FLN) launched attacks throughout Algeria in the opening salvo of a war of independence. An important watershed in this war was the massacre of civilians by the FLN near the town of Philippeville in August 1955. The government claimed it killed 1,273 guerrillas in retaliation; according to the FLN, 12,000 Muslims perished in an orgy of bloodletting by the armed forces and police, as well as colon gangs. After Philippeville, all-out war began in Algeria. The FLN fought"
"a local force of the Algerian order of battle, 420°UFL-UFO at Canrobert, composed of 10% metropolitan military and 90% of Muslim military, and which during the transition period were at the service of the executive provisional Algerian authority, until the independence of Algeria (Evian accords of March 18, 1962). The anniversary is celebrated for combats in Bazeilles, the village which was apprehended and abandoned four consecutive times under orders, respectively on August 31 and September 1, 1870. "" In the Name of God, vive la coloniale !"" The Marsouins and the Bigors have for Saint, God. This war calling concludes"
"El Kef El Kef ( """"), also known as ""Le Kef"", is a city in northwestern Tunisia. It serves as the capital of the Kef Governorate. El Kef is situated to the west of Tunis and some east of the border between Algeria and Tunisia. It has a population of (2004 census). The old town is built on the cliff face of the table-top Jebel Dyr mountain. El Kef was the provisional capital of Tunisia during World War II. It was the command centre of the Front de Libération Nationale during the Algerian War of Independence against the French in"
"Algerian War in 1954, Ben Bella was based in Cairo where he had become one of the nine members of the Revolutionary Committee of Unity and Action which headed the ""Front de Liberation Nationale"" (FLN), founded on November that year, during a secret meeting of Algerian leaders in Switzerland, in which they also ordered armed insurrection against the French colonists that would start the war between Algeria and France. Ben Bella played an important role on the war leading the FLN, organizing the shipment of foreign weapons and coordinating political strategy. Although he was not present in Algeria, attempts against"