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  2. List of French Foreign Legion units - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. French Foreign Legion - Wikipedia

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    Today, they constitute some 7–8% of its strength (or 11% of the Ground Operational Forces, FOT, French Army operational units). [61] The Foreign Legion is the only unit of the French Army open to people of any nationality. Most legionnaires still come from European countries but a growing percentage comes from Latin America and Asia. [62]

  4. Foreign Legion Pioneers (Pionniers) - Wikipedia

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    The Pioneers of the Foreign Legion (French: Les Pionniers de la Légion étrangère) are a pioneer unit of the French Foreign Legion. Considered a "unit of tradition", they march at the head of Foreign Legion detachments during ceremonial parades. The Legion's Pioneers are bearded, wear buffalo leather aprons (tablier de buffle), and carry ...

  5. List of French paratrooper units - Wikipedia

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    For Foreign Legion Regiments, Medics can be French and Legionnaires, while the leading Medical leadership would be a Colonel or Lieutenant-colonel and can also be designated as Foreign Parachute Medical-Colonel (French: Médecin-Chef Parachutiste des Régiments, Bataillons et Compagnies Etranger de Parachutistes).

  6. 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. List of military legions - Wikipedia

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    French Foreign Legion, a unit of the French Army mainly composed of foreigners wishing to fight for France (1831–present) Polish Legions (disambiguation), eleven units at different times between the 18th and 20th centuries (some of which are listed separately above) Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army (1920–present)

  8. History of the French Foreign Legion - Wikipedia

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    The Foreign Legion, unlike other units of the French military which are exclusively male (e.g. submariners), does not prohibit the recruitment of women, but only Susan Travers has ever been selected. A variable number of women serve in support and administrative positions, but their uniforms do not have the traditional attributes (white cap ...

  9. Category:Units of the French Foreign Legion - Wikipedia

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    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.