French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion Étrangère) has been a unique and distinguished unit within the French Army since 1831. It takes its name from the fact that, as an exception in French military forces, foreigners enlist in its ranks.
Notable Members of the Légion Étrangère
- Milorad Ulemek
- Dimitri Amilakhvari
- François Faber
- Ante Gotovina
- John F. "Jack" Hasey
- Ernst Jünger
- Pierre Koenig
- Lalande
- Raoul Lufbery
- Hélie de Saint Marc (former resistant deported to Buchenwald, participated in the Algiers putsch)
- Pierre Messmer
- Simon Murray
- Cole Porter (falsely claimed to be a member while living as a playboy in Paris)
- Alan Seeger
- Susan Travers
- HRH Prince Aage of Denmark
- HSH Prince Louis II of Monaco
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Membership |
| ► | Composition |
| ► | Current Deployments |
| ► | Notable Members of the Légion Étrangère |
| ► | The Legion in popular culture |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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