Legión Española
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Legión Española is an elite Spanish Army infantry unit renowned for its rapid deployment capabilities, distinctive traditions, and prominent role in Spain’s modern military history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legión Española canonical | 2 |
| Brigada de la Legión "Rey Alfonso XIII" | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elite military formation
ⓘ
infantry unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| branch | Land forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
Bosnian War
ⓘ
Ifni War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ Tuareg rebellions in Mali ⓘ
surface form:
Mali War
Rif War ⓘ Spanish Civil War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
Spanish Sahara ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara conflict
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| doctrine | shock infantry tactics ⓘ |
| founder | José Millán-Astray ⓘ |
| garrison |
Almería
ⓘ
Ceuta ⓘ Melilla ⓘ Ronda ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Almería
ⓘ
surface form:
Almería, Spain
|
| historicalNote | originally modeled on the French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| motto | ¡Legionarios a luchar, legionarios a morir! ⓘ |
| nativeName |
La Legión
ⓘ
Tercio de Extranjeros ⓘ |
| nickname | La Legión ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive traditions
ⓘ
prominent role in Spain’s modern military history ⓘ rapid deployment capabilities ⓘ |
| oath | sworn to the Spanish flag and the King of Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| recruitment | primarily Spanish citizens ⓘ |
| role |
light infantry
ⓘ
rapid deployment force ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Spanish Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Ejército de Tierra de España
|
| subunit |
Legión Española
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Brigada de la Legión "Rey Alfonso XIII"
Tercios (regimental-level units) ⓘ |
| tradition |
Semana Santa processions
ⓘ
surface form:
Semana Santa processions in Málaga
cult of comradeship ⓘ highly ceremonial parades ⓘ |
| typeOf | professional volunteer force ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
distinctive beard regulations
ⓘ
green garrison cap (chapiri) ⓘ open-collar shirt ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brigada de la Legión "Rey Alfonso XIII"