(French Foreign Legion)

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• French Foreign Legion — (Légion étrangère)    A unit of the French army, comprising volunteers of other nationalities, the French Foreign Legion, or Légion étrangère, legally bars Frenchmen from joining as enlisted men (most officers, however, are French). The Foreign… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• French Foreign Legion — Infobox Military Unit unit name=French Foreign Legion caption=The Legion emblem. dates=10 March 1831 present country=FRA branch=French Army type= role= size= c. 7,700 men in nine regiments and one sub unit current commander= Brigade General Louis …   Wikipedia

• French Foreign Legion —    Officially named the Régiment Étranger, the French Foreign Legion was the most storied and durable mercenary force attached to a regular army. France had a long history of employing foreign mercenaries before the creation of the legion; of 102 …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

• French Foreign Legion (Chanson) — French Foreign Legion est une chanson populaire dont la musique est de Guy Wood et les paroles de Aaron Schroeder. La version la plus connue est celle qui fut chantée par Frank Sinatra en 1958. Elle a pour un sujet un jeune homme qui menace de s… …   Wikipédia en Français

• French Foreign Legion (song) — French Foreign Legion (chanson) French Foreign Legion est une chanson populaire dont la musique est de Guy Wood et les paroles de Aaron Schroeder. La version la plus connue est celle qui fut chantée par Frank Sinatra en 1958. Elle a pour un sujet …   Wikipédia en Français

• French foreign legion (chanson) — French Foreign Legion est une chanson populaire dont la musique est de Guy Wood et les paroles de Aaron Schroeder. La version la plus connue est celle qui fut chantée par Frank Sinatra en 1958. Elle a pour un sujet un jeune homme qui menace de s… …   Wikipédia en Français

• French Foreign Legion (chanson) — French Foreign Legion est une chanson populaire dont la musique est de Guy Wood et les paroles de Aaron Schroeder. La version la plus connue est celle qui fut chantée par Frank Sinatra en 1958. Elle a pour un sujet un jeune homme qui menace de s… …   Wikipédia en Français

• French Foreign Legion (song) — French Foreign Legion is a popular song.The music was written by Guy Wood, the lyrics by Aaron Schroeder. The song was published in 1958. It is best known in a version sung by Frank Sinatra …   Wikipedia

• French Foreign Legion in popular culture — Beyond its reputation of the French Foreign Legion as an elite unit often embroiled in serious fighting, its recruitment practices have also led to a romantic view of it being a place for a wronged man to leave behind his old life to start a new… …   Wikipedia

• French Foreign Legion — noun a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France • Hypernyms: ↑foreign legion …   Useful english dictionary

• History of the French Foreign Legion — The French Foreign Legion have had a long and unique history amongst the units of the French Army. OriginsThe French Foreign Legion was created by Louis Philippe, then King of the French, on March 10, 1831. The direct reason was that foreigners… …   Wikipedia