March or Die (1977)

The film celebrates the 1920s French Foreign Legion, whose Major Foster (Hackman), a war-weary American haunted by his memories of the recently ended Great War, is assigned to protect a group of archaeologists at a dig site in Erfoud in Morocco from Bedouin revolutionaries led by El-Krim (based on the Moroccan revolutionary Abd el-Krim).

Throughout its long history since its inception on March 9, 1831, elements of the French Foreign Legion have engaged in combat on the behalf of France and its interests with distinction. The Foreign Legion has seen battle on five continents against numerous foes.

2019年4月20日 · 4-Word Review: Battle in the desert. French Foreign Legion Major William Foster (Gene Hackman) suffers from memories of leading 8,000 of his own men into a failed battle, which has driven him to alcoholism.

March or Die is a 1977 British war drama film directed by Dick Richards and starring Gene Hackman, Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve, Max von Sydow and Ian Holm. The film celebrates the 1920s French Foreign Legion. Foreign Legion Major Foster (Hackman), a war-weary American haunted by his memories...

2025年2月2日 · The French Foreign Legion landed in Indochina starting in 1883 and fought a brutal war against regular Chinese forces and their Black Flag pirate allies. This story includes graphic firsthand...

The Battle of Hamunaptra was a battle that occured between the Tuareg braves and the French Foreign Legionnaires occupying the ancient City of the Dead, Hamunaptra. A garrison of the French Foreign Legion led by Colonel Guizot, an officer placed in charge of the troops, had believed so much in...

The French Foreign Legion’s Fight to the Death: The Battle of Camerone The Recit du Combat de Camerone, is a tale recounted aloud around the world to Legionnaires on every post by the senior officer or senior noncommissioned officer present. It is commemorated each year by the French Foreign Legion on April 30, the anniversary of this battle.

The French Foreign Legion’s most complete database of historical events that happened on one of the 365 (366) days of the year. Learn about the famous operations, campaigns, battles, activations or dissolutions of units and other interesting events which occurred from 1831 to …

2006年6月12日 · In World War II, the French Foreign Legion fought against the Germans with its usual gusto, but it was almost destroyed by the disparate elements within its own ranks. At first the intelligence officers at the headquarters of the French Foreign Legion in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, were puzzled.