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The Foreign Legion is a corps of the French Army with a special command. The legion is also independent from the point of view of its recruitment.
Formed in 1831 to allow the incorporation of foreign soldiers into the French army, part of its units was part, until 1962, end of the colonial period, the 19th Corps, nucleus of the French Army. 'Africa.
The commitment to the Legion is reserved for men between the ages of 17 and 40 (possible derogation) and has counted since its creation and until 1963 more than 600 000 soldiers of which a majority of Germans, followed three and a half times less Italians, then Belgians, but also French, Spanish and Swiss.
Legionnaires, also known as the White Kepis, gained notoriety during battles on the battlefields of the world, especially in the context of colonial conquests, the two world wars, and the wars of Indochina and Algeria. Today, legionaries are present during modern conflicts for missions of humanitarian aid, protection of populations, peacekeeping or sometimes support to foreign governments, allied to France by agreements, in crises from their country.
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