Overview
- An official Feb. 12 statement says International Legion formations were folded into assault units to secure modern weapons, equipment, logistics access and new career or retraining paths.
- Commanders say missions and areas of operation for legion personnel remain the same, with added support from drones, artillery and reconnaissance elements.
- The military acknowledges a service inspection uncovered shortcomings in personnel records and management, describing the reorganization as a corrective step to increase transparency and combat effectiveness.
- Officials reject portrayals of a liquidation and suggest some public criticism reflects resistance to lost functions or posts after the restructuring decisions.
- Legal guidance stresses that permanent transfers require an order by the Chief of the General Staff and that temporary attachments are ordered by an operational commander and logged by both units, with poor documentation risking a “juridical disappearance” that can block family benefits, as illustrated by confusion in a recent 108th TDF to 225th assault regiment move.