Képi Blanc is the official publication of the French Foreign Legion

French Foreign Legion

The French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...

. The content of Képi Blanc relates to the French Foreign Legion, providing to its readers news relating to the Foreign Legion, its history and traditions,and the professional lives of the soldiers in its ranks.

History

Képi Blanc as it exists today was established on April 30, 1947 in Sidi-bel-Abbes, Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

 by the direction of Colonel

Colonel

Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

 Gautier, then the commandant of the Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments (DRCE)

Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments

The Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments , or Dépôt commun des régiment Étrangère, was the primary training formation of the French Foreign Legion from 1933 to 1955.-Overview:...

. The publication's first editor-in-chief was Captain Gheysens.