Spanish Foreign Legion

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elite military unit legion military unit

The Spanish Foreign Legion is an elite, historically Francoist-aligned unit of the Spanish Army known for its fierce combat reputation and prominent role in the Spanish Civil War and later conflicts.

Aliases (1)

Spanish Legion ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elite military unit → legion → military unit →
allegiance	King of Spain → Spanish state →
conflict	Bosnian War → Ifni War → Iraq War (post-2003) → Kosovo War → Rif War → Saharan conflicts → Spanish Civil War → UN peacekeeping missions → War in Afghanistan →
country	Spain →
founder	José Millán-Astray →
garrison	Almería NERFINISHED → Ceuta → Melilla → Ronda →
hasSubunit	Brigada de la Legión "Rey Alfonso XIII" → Tercio "Don Juan de Austria" 3rd of the Legion →
ideologyHistorical	Francoism → Spanish nationalism →
inception	1920 →
language	Spanish →
militaryBranch	Spanish Army →
motto	Legionarios a luchar, legionarios a morir → ¡Viva la muerte! →
nativeLabel	La Legión → Legión Española →
notableCommander	Francisco Franco →
notableFor	fierce combat reputation → historically high casualty tolerance → rapid deployment capability →
partOf	Spanish Army →
primaryRole	light infantry → rapid reaction force →
recruitment	historically accepted foreign volunteers → primarily Spanish citizens →
religionTradition	Roman Catholicism (historical influence) →
symbol	crossed muskets and halberd with skull →
tradition	cult of comradeship → distinctive uniforms → strong esprit de corps → unique marching pace →
training	emphasis on unit cohesion → harsh discipline →
typeOf	professional volunteer force →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nationalist command in the Spanish Civil War → Nationalist offensive of November 1936 →	usedMilitaryUnit
Nationalist faction (Spain) →	hasPart
Spanish Armed Forces ("Spanish Legion") →	hasSpecialUnit
Ifni War ("Spanish Legion") →	involved
Battle of Jarama →	involvedUnit
Nationalist forces →	used