Hubert Faure, who died April 17 at 106, was one of the last two survivors of a 177-man French commando unit that landed alongside British forces under withering German machine-gun, mortar and ...

1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A French Marine instructor shows how to knead dough before cooking it in a pan as part of a survival skills training session, Sept. 26, 2016, at Arta Plage ...

When it comes down to lessons in leadership, business leader Nicolas Lemoine learned more from the toughest people he's ever known - the French Marine Commandos. So, what corporate and leadership ...

On June 6, 1944, 177 members of Commando Kieffer landed on the Normandy shore designated “Sword Beach.” These men were recruited from around the former French Empire, trained at British ...

Commando Marine Special forces (Green Berets) of the French Navy prepare to lift Gautier’s the flag-drapped coffin during a national tribute ceremony on the beach in Ouistreham, Normandy, on July 7.

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa recently graduated from a grueling five-day French commando's course at the Commando Training Center in Arta, Djibouti.

Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commandos who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler's troops in 1944, on Tuesday joined President Emmanuel Macron at a seafront ...

On Friday following the release of a hijacked yacht crew, French commandos raided the Somali pirates responsible, according to The Independent: French special forces conducted negotiations with ...

April 24, 2017: The French First Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment began receiving the first of three new riverine combat craft in 2016. The marine paras are part of French SOF (Special Operations ...

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron gave one of France's highest honours on Friday to Leon Gautier, last surviving member of the French commando unit ...

COLLEVILLE-MONTGOMERY, France — Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commandos who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler’s troops in 1944, on Tuesday joined French ...