2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment Celebrates St Michel - Calvi
Legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, led by General Cyrille Youchtchenko celebrates the Saint Michel on September 29, 2024 in the port of Calvi. Corsica, France. The 2e REP is the only airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion. Constituted in Algeria in late 1955, it has been stationed near the town of Calvi, Corsica, since it moved there from Algeria's Bou Sfer in mid-1967. The 2e REP actively participated in the Algerian War (1954-62). In 1978, it became popular around the world thanks to the successful operation in Kolwezi. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM
- Product Code
- ILEA003383013
- Registered date
- 2024/9/29 00:00:00
- Credit
- Abaca Press / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Shootpix/ABACA
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- 3764 × 2509 pixel
- Resolution
- 300 dpi
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- 2.70(MB)*
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