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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 ]
Throughout its long history since its inception on March 9, 1831, elements of the French Foreign Legion have engaged in combat on the behalf of France and its interests with distinction. The Foreign Legion has seen battle on five continents against numerous foes.
The Foreign Legion subsequently found a permanent home in the ranks of the French military. The Foreign Legion's history spans across the Conquest of Algeria, the Franco-Prussian War, numerous colonial exploits, both World Wars, the First Indochina War, and the Algerian War.
Art. 1 – A Legion will be formed and composed of foreigners. This Legion will be known as the Foreign Legion. Art. 2 – The battalions of the Foreign Legion will have the same formation as the line infantry battalions. Art. 3 – For pay, masses and administration, the Foreign Legion will be assimilated to French regiments.
Division Histoire et Patrimoine de la Légion étrangère (History and Patrimony Division of the French Foreign Legion). Monsieur Légionnaire – Général (cr) Hallo Jean – Lavauzelle – 1994; Centre de documentation de la Légion étrangère (Center of Documentation of the French Foreign Legion).
At the top of the shield, the inscription "4th International Legion" is displayed in yellow. In the centre of the insignia are yellow wings with a sword between either side of the wings. Below the sword and wings is a shield with a yellow border, containing the Ukrainian tryzub variant used by the International Legion, with a globe beneath it.
The Norman Brigade (Ukrainian: Норманська бригада, romanized: Normansʹka Bryhada) is a foreign unit composed of foreign volunteers that was formed in early 2022. The unit is formed by veterans and volunteers from Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Germany, Spain, France, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Portugal, Italy, Jordan ...
In 1639, Beauplan created the first "descriptive" map of Ukraine. [3] He created a map of Ukraine in 1648 that had detailed border information. [2] By 1654 he was working in Danzig. He created a map with a scale of 1:452,000 and an additional map scaled at 1:1,800,000. Both maps were engraved by Willem Hondius. These maps would go on to be ...