Legionnaires of 4e CSPL during the Boulevard de Béchar road construction (1961)
The 4th Legion Saharan Motorized Company (4e CSPL) was a
Saharan motorized infantry unit of the French Foreign Legion, serving in
Algeria during 1955 – 1963. The company was the youngest Saharan motorized
company of the Legion.
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Dodges 6×6 of 4e CSPL during a mission in the Hamaguir region (May 1962)
This little known self-governing, autonomous company was
established in 1955 as one of the Legion’s four motorized companies (CPLE)
being stationed in Algeria. In 1956, the company was designated a Saharan
company and received the traditional Saharan uniforms. It joined the Algerian
War and participated in till the end of the conflict. The company was disbanded
in 1963.
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El Raoul, the Sahara. The last mission of 4e CSPL in its history. (February 1963)
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