Foreign Legion - Rainforest training hell

The combat school in the rainforest. It‘s one of the toughest training programs run by the Foreign Legion. In the 3rd Regiment, legionnaires and the special units of friendly armies are trained under particularly harsh conditions. The soldiers camp in the rainforest, food is rationed and there are...

42 min - War & Military - DW Documentary

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