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The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is an elite corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, and airborne troops. [8] It was created in 1831 to allow foreign nationals into the French Army. [9]
Honneur et Fidélité ("Honour and Fidelity") is the motto of the Foreign Legion in the French Armed Forces. It has been inscribed on Legion flags instead of the Honneur et Patrie (Honour and Fatherland) inscribed on flags of the regular French Army of the French Republic. Nevertheless, both mottos share a similar past.
1929: On 10 May the German embassy in France inquired what was the official coat of arms of France was. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied that "there is no, in principle, official coat of arms or emblem," but that such a composition was used for the French embassies and consulates.
The wearing of the beard became mandatory in the French Foreign Legion in 1844. [3] Pionniers Insignia (French: l'insigne de manche): Worn below the rank insignia on the right arm. The insignia represents two crossed axes, emblem of function of tradition. The lozenges (diamonds) vary in color and depend on ranks:
The 1st Foreign Regiment (French: 1 er Régiment étranger, 1 er RE) is a depot regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army.It is located at Aubagne.. The regiment is also responsible for running special institutions of the Legion.
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2e REP) is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. [5] It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force.
The lictor's fasces emblem was adopted by the French Foreign Ministry as a symbol for use by French diplomatic and consular missions in 1913, using a design by the sculptor Jules-Clément Chaplain. The emblem also appears on the cover of French passports.
The Foreign Legion's grenade emblem Modern-day members of the Foreign Legion in parade formation. The Foreign Legion has had a long and unique history amongst the units of the French Army . It was historically formed of expatriate enlisted personnel led by French officers.