Legio Patria Nostra documentary(legacy of kepi blanc warriors)

• published: 23 Sep 2011
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The French Foreign Legion was created by Louis PhilippeLouis-Philippe of FranceLouis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. The son of a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined, Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the United... , the King of the French, on 10 March 1831. The direct reason was that foreigners were forbidden to serve in the French Army after the 1830 July RevolutionJuly RevolutionThe French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution or Trois Glorieuses in French, saw the overthrow of King of France, the French monarch, and the ascent of his cousin , the , who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would in turn be overthrown... , so the Legion was created to allow the government a way around this restriction. The purpose of the Legion was to remove disruptive elements from society and put them to use fighting the enemies of France. Recruits included failed revolutionaries from the rest of Europe, soldiers from the disbanded foreign regiments, and troublemakers in general, both foreign and French. Algeria was designated as the Legion's home. The Legion was primarily used, as part of the Armée d'AfriqueArmy of Africa (France)The Army of Africa was an unofficial but commonly used term for those portions of the French Army recruited from or normally stationed in French North Africa from 1830 until the end of the Algerian War in 1962.-Composition:... , to protect and expand the French colonial empire during the 19th century, but it also fought in almost all French wars including the Franco-Prussian WarFranco-Prussian WarThe Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and... and both World WarWorld warA world war is a war affecting the majority of the world's most powerful and populous nations. World wars span multiple countries on multiple continents, with battles fought in multiple theaters, and last for multiple years... s. The Foreign Legion has remained an important part of the French Army, surviving three Republics, The Second French EmpireSecond French EmpireThe Second French Empire or French Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.-Rule of Napoleon III:... , two World Wars, the rise and fall of mass conscript armiesConscriptionConscription is the compulsory enrollment of people to some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names... , the dismantling of the French colonial empire and the French loss of the legion's base, Algeria. If you are on the run, if you search for excitement, if you love to be a warrior, if you like to kill, if you have killed, if you have nothing to loose -- then you go to the french foreign legion. Some call it an army of thefts -- because it is said, that no one comes to the foreign legion, if everything is allright in your life. That's why you have to sell everything you own when you join the french foreign legion. You even get a new identity -- if you wisht to. All you have to do is survive for a minimum of five years and follow the orders of your superiors. The french foreign legion goes to places no one else wants to go. They fight their war until they die. But if they should survive, all their mistakes they made in their live before are forgotten. They start over with a new identity, a lot of experiences and some money in their pockets. But allthough it is called to be the toughest army in the world -- only 1 out of 12 people get accepted as soldiers in the french foreign legion www.legiuneastraina.ro www.legion-recrute.com www.documentary24.com