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- French_Foreign_Legion abstract "The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion Étrangère (French pronunciation: [leʒjɔ̃ etʁɑ̃ʒɛʁ]), L.É.) is a military service branch of the French Army established in 1831, unique because it was created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces.Commanded by French officers, it is also open to French citizens, who amounted to 24% of the recruits in 2007. The Foreign Legion is today known as a unit whose training focuses not only on traditional military skills but also on its strong esprit de corps. As its men come from different countries with different cultures, this is a way to strengthen them enough to work as a team. Although it is part of the French Military, it is the only unit of the military that does not swear allegiance to France, but to the Foreign Legion itself. Consequently, training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also very stressful psychologically. A soldier who becomes injured during a battle for France can immediately apply for French citizenship under a provision known as \"Français par le sang versé\" (\"French by spilled blood\"). As of 2008, members come from 140 countries.Since 1831, the Legion has suffered the loss of nearly 40,000 of its own men serving the ranks and France: Loyada, Tchad, Zaïre, Lebanon, Central Africa, Gabon, Kuwait, Rwanda, Djibouti, Ex-Yugoslavia, Somalia, Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Afghanistan, Mali, Sahel and others. The Foreign Legion was primarily used to protect and expand the French colonial empire during the 19th century. The Foreign Legion was initially stationed only in Algeria, where it took part in the pacification and development of the colony. Subsequently the French Foreign Legion (FFL) was deployed in a number of conflicts, including the First Carlist War in 1835, the Crimean War in 1854, the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859, the French intervention in Mexico in 1863, the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, the Tonkin Campaign and Sino–French War in 1883, supporting growth of the French colonial empire in Sub-Saharan Africa and pacifying Algeria, the Second Franco-Dahomean War in 1892, the Second Madagascar expedition in 1895, and the Mandingo Wars in 1894.In World War I, the Foreign Legion fought in many critical battles on the Western Front. It played a smaller role in World War II than in World War I, though having a part in the Norwegian, Syrian and North African campaigns. During the First Indochina War (1946–54), the Foreign Legion saw its numbers swell. The FFL lost a large number of men in the catastrophic Battle of Dien Bien Phu. During the Algerian War of Independence (1954–62), the Foreign Legion came close to being disbanded after some officers, men, and the highly decorated 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment (1REP) took part in the Generals' putsch. Notable operations during this period included the Suez Crisis, the Battle of Algiers and various offensives launched by General Maurice Challe including Operations Oranie and Jumelles.In the 1960s and 1970s, the Legion had a new role as a rapid deployment force to preserve French interests – not only in its former African colonies but in other nations as well; it also returned to its roots of being a unit always ready to be sent to hot-spots all around the world. Some notable operations include: the Chadian–Libyan conflict in 1969–72 (the first time that the Legion was sent in operations after the Algerian War), 1978–79, and 1983–87; Kolwezi in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 1978; Rwanda in 1990–94; and the Ivory Coast in 2002 to the present. In 1990, the Foreign Legion were sent to the Persian Gulf as a part of Opération Daguet. In the 1990s, the Foreign Legion helped with the evacuation of French citizens and foreigners in Rwanda, Gabon and Zaire. The Foreign Legion was also deployed in Cambodia, Somalia, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the mid- to late-1990s, the Foreign Legion was deployed in the Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville and in Kosovo. In the 2000s, the Foreign Legion was deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Operation Licorne in Ivory Coast, the EUFOR Tchad/RCA in Chad, and Operation Serval in the Northern Mali conflict.Other nations have tried to emulate the French Foreign Legion model. There have been units composed of foreign recruits in China, Israel, the Dutch Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indische Leger (KNIL), the Rhodesian Light Infantry of the 1960s and 1970s, and Russia and Spain.".
- French_Foreign_Legion activeYearsStartYear "1831".
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Algerian_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Central_African_Republic_Civil_War_(2012–present).
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Crimean_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle First_Carlist_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle First_Indochina_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle First_Ivorian_Civil_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Franco-Prussian_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle French_conquest_of_Algeria.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle French_intervention_in_Mexico.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Gulf_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Lebanese_Civil_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Mandingo_Wars.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Multinational_Force_in_Lebanon.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Northern_Mali_conflict.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Operation_Enduring_Freedom.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Rif_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Second_Deployment_to_Algeria.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Second_Franco-Dahomean_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Second_Italian_War_of_Independence.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Second_Ivorian_Civil_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Second_Madagascar_expedition.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Shaba_II.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Sino-French_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle Syria–Lebanon_Campaign.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle War_in_Afghanistan_(1978–present).
- French_Foreign_Legion battle War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–14).
- French_Foreign_Legion battle War_on_Terror.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle World_War_I.
- French_Foreign_Legion battle World_War_II.
- French_Foreign_Legion country France.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison 13th_Demi-Brigade_of_the_Foreign_Legion.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison 1st_Foreign_Cavalry_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison 1st_Foreign_Engineer_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison 1st_Foreign_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison 2nd_Foreign_Infantry_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison 2nd_Foreign_Parachute_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison 3rd_Foreign_Infantry_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison 4th_Foreign_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison Calvi,_Haute-Corse.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison Foreign_Legion_Command.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison Foreign_Legion_Detachment_in_Mayotte.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison Foreign_Legion_Pioneers_(Pionniers).
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison Foreign_Legion_Recruiting_Group.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison France.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison French_Guiana.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison Mayotte.
- French_Foreign_Legion garrison United_Arab_Emirates.
- French_Foreign_Legion identificationSymbol "100px|center".
- French_Foreign_Legion identificationSymbol "200px|center".
- French_Foreign_Legion identificationSymbol "FFL (English)".
- French_Foreign_Legion identificationSymbol "LE (French)".
- French_Foreign_Legion march Le_Boudin.
- French_Foreign_Legion militaryBranch French_Army.
- French_Foreign_Legion militaryUnitSize "c. 7,700 men in eleven regiments and one sub-unit".
- French_Foreign_Legion motto "Honneur et Fidélité (Honour and Fidelity)".
- French_Foreign_Legion motto "Legio Patria Nostra (The Legion is our Fatherland)".
- French_Foreign_Legion motto "Marche ou crève (March or die, unofficial)".
- French_Foreign_Legion notableCommander Divisional_general.
- French_Foreign_Legion notableCommander Foreign_Legion_Command.
- French_Foreign_Legion role "Foreign Infantry, Foreignairborne infantry, Foreign armoured cavalry, Foreign combat engineer, Foreignairborne engineer, Regimental Foreignmilitary police".
- French_Foreign_Legion thumbnail Flag_of_legion.svg?width=300.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageExternalLink en.legion-etrangere.com.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageExternalLink foreignlegion.info.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageExternalLink www.amicale-daguet.com.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageExternalLink books-about-the-french-foreign-legion.html.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageExternalLink www.legion-etrangere.com.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageExternalLink index.php.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageExternalLink inforeignlegion00roserich.
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- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageRevisionID "708190866".
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 10th_Parachute_Division_(France).
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 11th_Foreign_Infantry_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 12th_Foreign_Infantry_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 13th_Demi-Brigade_of_the_Foreign_Legion.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 1948_Arab–Israeli_War.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Foreign_Cavalry_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Foreign_Engineer_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Foreign_Parachute_Battalion.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Foreign_Parachute_Heavy_Mortar_Company.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Foreign_Parachute_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Foreign_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 21st_Marching_Regiment_of_Foreign_Volunteers.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 22nd_Marching_Regiment_of_Foreign_Volunteers.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 23rd_Marching_Regiment_of_Foreign_Volunteers.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 25th_Parachute_Division_(France).
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- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 2nd_Foreign_Engineer_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 2nd_Foreign_Infantry_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 2nd_Foreign_Parachute_Battalion.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 2nd_Foreign_Parachute_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 31st_Brigade_(France).
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 3rd_Foreign_Infantry_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 3rd_Foreign_Parachute_Battalion.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 3rd_Foreign_Parachute_Regiment.
- French_Foreign_Legion wikiPageWikiLink 4th_Foreign_Regiment.