Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Foreign_Legion_(Légion_étrangère)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
French Army unit
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:anniversary April 30
gptkbp:branch gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Commandement_de_la_Légion_étrangère
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:emblem flaming grenade
gptkbp:founded 1831
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Louis_Philippe_I
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Aubagne
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Aubagne,_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère)
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Général_Alain_Lardet
gptkbp:marching_song gptkb:Le_Boudin
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Legio_Patria_Nostra
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:La_Légion
gptkb:La_Légion_étrangère
gptkbp:notable_for unique traditions
strict discipline
service in French colonial wars
accepting foreign volunteers
anonymous enlistment
granting new identities
high esprit de corps
service in modern peacekeeping operations
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Camarón
gptkb:Algerian_War
gptkb:Indochina_War
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:recruitedFrom foreign nationals
French citizens
gptkbp:role gptkb:military
gptkbp:size about 9,000 personnel
gptkbp:symbol flaming grenade badge
green and red colors
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:uniform white kepi
gptkbp:website https://www.legion-etrangere.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FFL
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6