Monument de la Légion Etrangère (Bonifacio)

This article is about the monument in Corsica. For the monument in Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus, see Monument de la Légion Etrangère (Souain).

The monument de la Légion étrangère is located in Bonifacio, a town in southern Corsica, France. It was made to commemorate soldiers of the Foreign Legion who died in the south Oranais 1872–1902. This monument was originally located in Sidon, a town in French Algeria. The monument was particularly linked to the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI). When Algeria became independent, the Foreign Legion left and took the monument with them. The monument was re-erected in the Corsican town of Bonifacio.^[1][2]

The Bonifacio Monument commemorating the soldiers of the Foreign Legion killed during the South-Oranese campaign (1897–1902)

References

1. Petit Futé France à moto -Jean-Paul Labourdette - 2010 Page 485 "Le monument de la Légion étrangère, l'église Saint-Dominique – qui compte parmi les rares édifices gothiques de la Corse – et la rue Saint-Dominique méritent le coup d'œil. "
2. Korsika Heidrun Moser - 2008 -3834289760 Page 150 "Zurück zum Ausgangspunkt am Monument de la Legion etrangere (Denkmal der Fremdenlegion) und von dort in das..."