The french foreign legion was formed in 1831 as a colonial fighting force, differing from mercenary units raised by the british only in that its recruits were european rather than.

German soldiers in french foreign legion. Made up of more than. After the second world war france lacked the. History of the french foreign legion.

I'm currently writing a small paper about the way german soldiers were recruited for the french foreign legion after the war to fight in indochina. The french foreign legion is a historic and elite part of the french army. Video footage from the war in afghanistan shows fighters of the french legion in heavy combat with taliban in afghanistan.the scenes show the elite units of.

German troops on the march, 1918. Many in the legion were from eastern european countries overrun by the russians after ww ii. It was created in the 1830s as a way to deal with the influx of foreign refugees fleeing to france and.

The ss, at wwii’s end, particularly officers were prosecuted if they hadnt already been shot on sight when surrendering. A number of ss units were raised from volunteers from the low countries. Born in heidelberg in 1895, jünger was attracted to war from his youth and joined the.

Library of congress prints and photographs division. French foreign legion, french légion étrangère, an elite military force originally consisting of foreign volunteers in the pay of france but now comprising volunteer soldiers. Yes and no there definetely were former members of the ss in the foreign legion, but a lot of it is based on exaggeration.

The french foreign legion aren’t special forces, per se, but they maybe more closely align with u.s. Others were, as mentioned, spanish or italian or from the balkans etc. Most german pow captured in germany’s western half.