Modernday members of the french foreign legion in parade formation. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. The uniforms they wear in france, in french territories or during operations in foreign countries. French foreign legion wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Initially composed of marching regiments from the 1st foreign regiment 1 er re of sidi bel abbes and the 2nd foreign infantry regiment 2 e re of saida, algeria, it reformed as the 3rd foreign infantry regiment 3 e rei. See more ideas about french foreign legion, special forces and french army. It provides a fourmonthlong basic training for enlisted volunteers. The duration of an initial contract with the foreign legion is 5 years nonnegotiable. When it was founded, the french foreign legion was. The french foreign legion has had a long and unique history amongst the units of the french army. The french foreign legion was created by louis philippe, the king of france, on 10 march 1831 from the foreign regiments of the kingdom of france. Legionnaires need war, certainly, and afghanistan is winding down. Edwards commanding, and were attached to goalpost to provide infantry support.
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