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This article lists the principal units of the Foreign Legion in the French Army created since 1831. Legion units are only cited once, based on their respective dates of creation. A dissolved Legion unit which is recreated under the same designation will only appear once. The last section of the list re-summarizes actual Legion units in service.
Foreign Legion - A wing of the French Army which recruits foreign nationals. 9,000 French fought in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War in the side of the Republicans. some also fought for the Nationalists; Some French emigres who fled to Britain fought in the British Army of the Napoleonic Wars.
Blue or red sashes of the pattern shown were worn by all units of the Army of Africa; the Legion however, officially adopted the Ceinture Bleue (blue sash) in 1882. The Saharan Mounted Companies of the Foreign Legion consisted of legionnaires of various nationalities and races transferred from the existing Foreign Legion infantry and cavalry ...
The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère, also known simply as la Légion, "the Legion") is a corps of the French Army created to allow foreign nationals into French service. [8] The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consists of several specialties, namely infantry , cavalry , engineers , and airborne troops . [ 9 ]
The 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion (French: 13 e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 13 e DBLE), was created in 1940 and was the main unit of the 1st Free French Division, Free French Forces (FFL).
Regiments of the French Foreign Legion (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Units of the French Foreign Legion" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
13e Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère (13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion), Camp du Larzac. Détachement de la Légion Etrangère à Mayotte (Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Mayotte, Comore Islands.
It is the smallest operational unit of the French Army. [1] The main role of the detachment is to maintain a French presence in the region, enabling the French armed forces to quickly react to events in the Indian Ocean and the east coast of Africa. [2] [3] The Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM) is an infantry regiment of the French Army.