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Foreign Legion (other)
Foreign Legion most often refers to: * French Foreign Legion, a unit of the French Army Foreign Legion may also refer to: Military * Brigade of Gurkhas, light infantry unit of the British Army * Foreign volunteers, a term for troops joining a foreign army * International Brigades, of the Spanish Civil War * International Legion, created in 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi * International Freedom Battalion, a leftist foreign fighters fighting for the Rojava forces during the Syrian Civil War * International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a Ukrainian brigade created during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine * King's German Legion (KGL), a British Army unit of expatriate Germans during the Napoleonic Wars * Mahal (Israel), foreigners serving in the Israeli army * Polish Legions (Napoleonic period), Polish military units that served with the French Army, 1790s–1810s * Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars), a Portuguese military force in Napoleon's Imperial Armies * Rhodesian L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, Armoured Cavalry Arm, cavalry, Military engineering, engineers, Airborne forces, airborne troops. It was created in 1831 to allow List of militaries that recruit foreigners, foreign nationals into the French Army. It formed part of the Army of Africa (France), Armée d’Afrique, the French Army's units associated with France's colonial project in Africa, until the end of the Algerian War, Algerian war in 1962. Legionnaires are highly trained soldiers and the Legion is unique in that it is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. The Legion is today known as a unit whose training focuses on traditional military skills and on its strong Morale, esprit de corps, as its men and women come from different countries with different cultures. Consequently, training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Värvat Främlingsregemente
Värvat Främlingsregemente (Enlisted Foreigner Regiment), was a Swedish Army infantry regiment organised in Poland in the early 18th century. History The regiment was organised in Poland in 1706 during the Great Northern War, and it was made up of 1,200 men—mostly former Polish soldiers that had been captured or that had deserted. In 1709 when the regiment marched out of Poland, 960 men deserted, and the regiment was disbanded. The remaining soldiers were transferred to other regiments. Campaigns *The Great Northern War (1700–1721) Name, designation and garrison See also *List of Swedish regiments *Provinces of Sweden The provinces of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges landskap) are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces; they have no administrative function (except for in some cases as sport districts), but remain historical legacies and ... References ;Print * * * * * ;Online * * * * Infantry regiments of Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion (other)
Legion may refer to: Military * Roman legion, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army * Spanish Legion, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army * Legion of the United States, a reorganization of the United States Army from 1792 to 1796 * French Foreign Legion, a part of the French Army, created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces * International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a Ukrainian foreign volunteer wing of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war * Various military legions, often composed of soldiers from a specific ethnic, national, religious or ideological background * HMS ''Legion'' (1914), a Royal Navy World War I destroyer * HMS ''Legion'' (G74), a Royal Navy World War II destroyer sunk in 1942 Veterans' organizations * American Legion, an organization of American veterans * The Royal British Legion, a UK charity providing support for members of the British Armed Forces and their dependents * Royal Canadian Legion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Foreign Legion (other)
French Foreign Legion may refer to: Military * Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère), modern France * 1st Foreign Legion (France), Kingdom of France * 2nd Foreign Legion (France), Kingdom of France Other uses * ''French Foreign Legion'' (song), 1958 song See also * List of French Foreign Legion units * History of the French Foreign Legion * French Foreign Legion Veteran Societies Federation * French Foreign Legion in popular culture * French Legion, several organisations * Foreign legion (other) Foreign Legion most often refers to: * French Foreign Legion, a unit of the French Army Foreign Legion may also refer to: Military * Brigade of Gurkhas, light infantry unit of the British Army * Foreign volunteers, a term for troops joining a f ... {{dab Disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarzan And The Foreign Legion
''Tarzan and the Foreign Legion'' is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the twenty-second in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The book, written June–September 1944 while Burroughs was living in Honolulu and published in 1947, was the last new work by Burroughs to be published during his life (''Llana of Gathol'', the tenth book in the Barsoom series, was published in 1948, but it was a collection of four stories originally published in ''Amazing Stories'' in 1941). The novel is set during World War II in Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. The term "foreign legion" does not refer to the French Foreign Legion, but is the name given in the book to a small international force (including Tarzan) fighting the Empire of Japan. The book was offered to ''Argosy'' magazine, in 1945, for serial publication, as per every Tarzan story previously, but the story was rejected by them and returned. Burroughs published it himself, almost two years later. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbott And Costello In The Foreign Legion
''Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion'' is a black and white 1950 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is set in the French Sahara with the heroes having joined the French Foreign Legion. Plot Bud Jones and Lou Hotchkiss are wrestling promoters in Brooklyn. Their star, the proud Abdullah, no longer wishes to follow the script for their pre-arranged bouts, especially since he is supposed to lose his next match. Abdullah leaves America to return to his homeland, Algeria. The promoters' financiers, a syndicate that has lent them $5,000 to bring Abdullah to the States, now require that they return the money or face the consequences. The two men follow Abdullah to Algiers in hope of bringing him back. Lou shows a local woman "how to wrestle", but this is misconstrued. Meanwhile, Abdullah's cousin, Sheik Hamud El Khalid and a crooked Foreign Legionnaire, Sgt. Axmann, have been raiding a railroad construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Drake
David A. Drake (born September 24, 1945) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now a writer in the military science fiction genre. Biography Drake graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Iowa, majoring in history (with honors) and Latin. His studies at Duke University School of Law were interrupted for two years when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served as an enlisted interrogator with the 11th Armored Cavalry (the Black Horse Regiment) in Vietnam and Cambodia. After the war, from 1972 to 1980 he worked as the Assistant Town Attorney in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Since 1981 he transitioned to full time writing of science fiction literature. With Karl Edward Wagner and Jim Groce, he was one of the initiators of Carcosa, a small press company. He now lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina. On 17 November 2021 he announced he is retiring from writing novels, due to unspecified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Legion (wrestling)
Foreign Legion most often refers to: * French Foreign Legion, a unit of the French Army Foreign Legion may also refer to: Military * Brigade of Gurkhas, light infantry unit of the British Army * Foreign volunteers, a term for troops joining a foreign army * International Brigades, of the Spanish Civil War * International Legion, created in 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi * International Freedom Battalion, a leftist foreign fighters fighting for the Rojava forces during the Syrian Civil War * International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a Ukrainian brigade created during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine * King's German Legion (KGL), a British Army unit of expatriate Germans during the Napoleonic Wars * Mahal (Israel), foreigners serving in the Israeli army * Polish Legions (Napoleonic period), Polish military units that served with the French Army, 1790s–1810s * Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars), a Portuguese military force in Napoleon's Imperial Armies * Rhodesian L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Hat
Tin Hat (formerly the Tin Hat Trio) is an acoustic chamber music group currently based in San Francisco, California. Their music combines many genres of music, including jazz, southern blues, bluegrass, neoclassical, eastern European folk music, and avant-garde. Since its formation in 1997, the original Tin Hat Trio has often expanded its trio format by inviting other musicians to join them. All of their CDs feature guests, among them Tom Waits, Mike Patton and Willie Nelson, as well as friends like clarinetist Ben Goldberg and harpist Zeena Parkins. Parkins appears on 2002's ''The Rodeo Eroded'' and 2004's ''Book of Silk'' and has performed live with the trio as the resident sound effects artist in their live music/silent film projects. Goldberg has been a frequent guest of Tin Hat Trio and contributed to both ''Memory Is an Elephant'' and ''The Rodeo Eroded''. When founding member Rob Burger (the trio's accordionist and pianist) left the trio in late 2004, Mark Orton and Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Legion (Tin Hat Album)
Foreign Legion most often refers to: * French Foreign Legion, a unit of the French Army Foreign Legion may also refer to: Military * Brigade of Gurkhas, light infantry unit of the British Army * Foreign volunteers, a term for troops joining a foreign army * International Brigades, of the Spanish Civil War * International Legion, created in 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi * International Freedom Battalion, a leftist foreign fighters fighting for the Rojava forces during the Syrian Civil War * International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a Ukrainian brigade created during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine * King's German Legion (KGL), a British Army unit of expatriate Germans during the Napoleonic Wars * Mahal (Israel), foreigners serving in the Israeli army * Polish Legions (Napoleonic period), Polish military units that served with the French Army, 1790s–1810s * Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars), a Portuguese military force in Napoleon's Imperial Armies * Rhodesian L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Legion (album)
''Foreign Legion'' is the third studio album by Murfreesboro, TN band Fluid Ounces. The album marked a turning point for Fluid Ounces. The band had separated from Spongebath Records, and both founding members Brian Rogers and Ben Morton had left in 1999 to pursue other interests. (The album was in fact named in honor of Morton, who at the time was considering joining the elite French Foreign Legion.) However, while Rogers and Morton both contributed guitar and bass to several tracks respectively, the album also featured Doug Payne on guitar, Jason Dietz on bass, and Justin Meyer on drums. The album was recorded at County Q Studios in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ... and was engineered by Chuck Pfaff. Although ''Foreign Legion'' finally rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Legion (band)
Foreign Legion is a punk band from South Wales. History 1984–1991 Foreign Legion formed in 1984 from the ashes of a band called Society, later Dead On Arrival. Dead on Arrival had one song on 1984's ''Bullsheep Detector'' album. Following the name change to ''Foreign Legion'' (due partly to people shortening it to DOA, which could cause confusion with the Canadian band of that name) and a number of line-up changes (drummers in particular) the band released their first EP in 1986, on their own ''Rent a Racket'' label with the line-up of M.H. on vocals, Lynne Murphy on guitar, Helen James on bass and Paul (Marshon) Marsh on drums. Later line-up changes included Paul Marsh introducing keyboards to the band for a short while, Andrew Heggie taking over on guitar and Steven Thomas on bass.Despite many live shows in London, Wales and France, three years passed before ''Surf City'' their second EP was released, with their first full-length album entitled ''Welcome to Fort Zinder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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