Aïn Sefra: The French Foreign Legion Barracks Then and Now

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Jack Wagner

Attached below is a slide show depicting vintage pictures of the French Foreign Legion base in Aïn Sefra, Algeria and more recent views from Google Maps/Earth.  It’s no big surprise or anything–I just thought it was neat to see the buildings still standing.  Aïn Sefra was quite an important military launching pad at the time.

Aïn Sefra_Legion Barracks Then and Now

About Jack Wagner

Retired Army.
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