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	Foreign legion or Foreign Legion is a title which has been used by a small number of units of foreign volunteers. It can refer to: In military Foreign volunteers Foreign volunteers The armed forces of many nations have, at one time or another, used foreign volunteers who are motivated by political or ideological considerations to join a foreign army.... , a general term for troops joining a foreign army French Foreign Legion French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion is a unique unit separate from the regular French Army, established in 1831. The legion was specifically created as a unit for foreign volunteers, to be commanded by French officers; it is however also open to France citizens, who amount to 24% of recruits.... , elite unit within the French Army established in 1831 Mahal (Israel), Israeli equivalent of the foreign legion, all service personnel are non-Israeli, and can serve in all parts of the Israel Defense Forces Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew Acronym and initialism Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the GOC Army Headquarters, Israeli Air Force and Israeli navy.... , air force, army, navy, intelligence, and special forces Spanish Foreign Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army originally intended as an equivalent to the French Foreign Legion; stopped recruiting foreigners in 1987, but after the abolishment of conscription Conscription Conscription is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by an established authority. It is most often used in the specific sense of government policies that require citizens to serve in the military.... , it accepts foreigners - mostly Spaniards from the Americas Americas The Americas are the region of the Western hemisphere that consists of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions.... , but also volunteers from the Spanish exile Exile Exile means to be away from one's home while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return.... in Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... and the United States of America The title Foreign Legion has been applied commonly but unofficially to: Royal Dutch East Indies Army (KNIL), informally known as "Dutch Foreign Legion" (1830–1950; stopped recruiting foreigners after the Aceh War ended in 1904) Rhodesian Light Infantry Rhodesian Light Infantry The 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Light Infantry was a regular airborne commando regiment in the Rhodesian army. The RLI was originally formed as a light infantry regiment in 1961, reformed as a commando Battalion in 1965, became a parachute Battalion in 1977 and was disbanded at the end of the Rhodesian War in 1980.... , informally known as "Rhodesian Foreign Legion" (1961–1980; only accepted white recruits) International Legion International Legion The International Legion was created in Italy on October 5 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi. It brought together different national divisions of France, Poland, Switzerland, Germany and other nationalities, with a view not just of finishing the liberation of Italy, but also of their homelands.... , created in 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi In culture Foreign Legion (band) Foreign Legion (band) 1984 - 1991Foreign Legion are a punk rock band from South Wales - Often referred to as the longest running punk group in Wales. They formed in 1984 from the ashes of a band called Society.... , a punk band from South Wales Foreign Legion (hip hop crew) Foreign Legion (hip hop crew) Foreign Legion is a hip hop crew from Oakland, California. Prozack and DJ Design made demos together in high school. The group was completed when Marc Stretch joined the crew.... , a hip hop crew from Oakland, California Foreign Legion (wrestling) Foreign Legion (wrestling) La Legi?n Extranjera is an Asistencia, Asesor?a y Administraci?n heel group, though loosely affilated. It's basically a catch all for one time and irregularly scheduled foreign heels, working as Konnan's hired guns as well as a number of AAA regular Heel .... , a loosely affiliated group in Mexican wrestling Tarzan and the Foreign Legion Tarzan and the Foreign Legion *Tarzan and the Foreign Legion* is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the twenty-second in his series of books about the title character Tarzan.... , 22nd book in the Tarzan series