It feels like an anachronism, but the French Foreign Legion—the legendary last-stop military brigade for disgraced officers, French criminals, desperate foreigners, and foolish adventurers ...

Although Spain founded a Foreign Tercio in 1920 imitating the French Foreign Legion, later renamed Spanish Legion, there were some years in which France transferred theirs to the Spanish government.

The "Légion étrangère," or French Foreign Legion, ... legionnaires born in more than 140 countries have fought under the French flag in a variety of conflicts throughout Europe, ...

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French Foreign Legion soldiers are waiting for the next patrol on Aug. 24, ... Edouard Elias Members of the French Foreign Legion Legionnaires prepare for the morning flag ceremony. Aug. 6, 2015.

WEST POINT, N.Y. (March 31, 2011) -- For the first time in 38 years, the American flag was raised during morning reveille alongside the French colors at Camp Raffalli, just outside the coastal ...

French President Emmanuel Macron meets with members of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment of the French Foreign Legion at the Advanced Operational Base in Camopi, as part of a two-day visit to the ...

"The French flag becomes your flag," General Philippe Chalmel, who supervises the cap-giving ceremony, tells new recruits. Three more months of training, and the soldiers are ready to go. Most of ...

Although Spain founded a Foreign Tercio in 1920 imitating the French Foreign Legion, later renamed Spanish Legion, there were some years in which France transferred theirs to the Spanish government.

The French Foreign Legion marches near its base in Marseille to commemorate the battle of Camerone in Mexico in 1863. Legionnaires past and present, including Kiwis, mark the occasion every April 30.

The Local Europe AB Västmannagatan 43 113 25 Stockholm. army. Mythical foreign legion keeps drawing recruits ...

An elite force that takes in people from all over the world, erases their troubled pasts and asks them to fight tooth and nail for a country that isn't theirs. Thousands of potential recruits knock on ...