French Foreign Legion
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The French Foreign Legion is an elite military unit of the French Army composed of foreign volunteers, renowned for its rigorous training, strict discipline, and deployment in some of France’s most demanding overseas and combat operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
elite military formation
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legion → military unit → |
| branch |
Armée de Terre
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| commandStructure |
Commandement de la Légion étrangère
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| country |
France
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| eligibility |
French citizens may also enlist under certain conditions
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primarily non-French citizens → |
| founder |
Louis-Philippe I of France
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| foundingDate |
1831-03-10
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| headquartersLocation |
Aubagne, France
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| historicalEngagement |
Algerian War
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Crimean War → First Indochina War → Franco-Prussian War → Gulf War → World War I → World War II → operations in Afghanistan → operations in Mali → |
| historicalRole |
colonial warfare
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expeditionary operations → |
| motto |
Legio Patria Nostra
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| mottoLanguage |
Latin
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| mottoTranslation |
The Legion is our Fatherland
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| nickname |
La Légion étrangère
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| notableFeature |
high esprit de corps
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rapid deployability → rigorous training → service in overseas operations → strict discipline → |
| notableReputation |
one of the most famous military units in the world
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| officialLanguage |
French
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| partOf |
French Army
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| primaryMission |
serve French strategic interests abroad
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| recruitmentPolicy |
accepts foreign volunteers
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allows change of identity at enlistment under certain conditions → |
| reward |
possibility of French citizenship for wounded in action
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| serviceObligation |
fixed-term contracts
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| specialization |
airborne units
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armored units → engineer units → foreign deployments → light infantry → |
| symbol |
flaming grenade emblem
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green and red colors → |
| trainingCenter |
Castelnaudary, France
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| typeOfOrganization |
professional volunteer force
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| uniformFeature |
white kepi
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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French Army
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French Army ("Troupes de marine") → |
notableUnit |
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French Army
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component |
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French Foreign Legion
("French citizens may also enlist under certain conditions")
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eligibility |
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Foreign Legion
("Légion étrangère")
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hasOfficialName |
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Battle of Narvik
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involvedUnit |
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Foreign Legion
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shortName |