The Pioneers of the Foreign Legion (French: Les Pionniers de la Légion étrangère) are a pioneer unit of the French Foreign Legion. Considered a "unit of tradition", they march at the head of Foreign Legion detachments during ceremonial parades.

The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère, also known simply as la Légion, "the Legion") is a corps of the French Army created to allow foreign nationals into French service. [8] The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consists of several specialties, namely infantry, cavalry, engineers, and airborne troops. [9]

The Pioneers of the Foreign Legion (French) form a unit of tradition. They lead and open legion parades during all honorific ceremonies of arms and wear beards, buffalo leather aprons (French), and arm resting axes on their shoulders. The unit is considered the only of its kind and type in...

2022年11月4日 · The Foreign Legion Pioneer Company (Compagnie de Pionniers de la Légion Etrangère, CPLE) was a Legion engineering unit created to serve in France. It was officially activated on March 1, 1968 in Aubagne, within the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE). But it was before that, on February 1, when the first precursor detachment of the company was formed.

The Pioneers of the Foreign Legion (French: Les Pionniers de la Légion étrangère) are a "unit of tradition". They march at the head of Foreign Legion detachments during ceremonial parades. The Legion's Pioneers are bearded, wear buffalo leather aprons (tablier de buffle), and carry polished axes on their shoulders.

2024年10月9日 · The Pioneers of the French Foreign Legion (French Pionniers de la Lgion trangre) form a unit of tradition. They lead and open legion parades during all honorific ceremonies of arms and wear beards, buffalo leather aprons (French tablier de buffle), and arm resting axes on their shoulders.

Founded by a royal ordinance issued by King Louis Philippe of France on March 9, 1831, with the aim of bolstering the strength of the French Army while also finding a use for the influx of refugees inundating France at the time. The Foreign Legion subsequently found a permanent home in the ranks of the French military.

2022年11月4日 · French Foreign Legion: 1968 – present. March 1968: – Foreign Legion Pioneer Company (CPLE) – the new Legion Pioneer unit was sent to Canjuers, Southeastern France – to start to construct the largest military training area in Western Europe. 1969 – 1970: – Operation Limousin – an operation in Chad to calm down local rebellion

2024年12月21日 · The Foreign Legion was founded by King Louis-Philippe on March 9, 1831, as a military unit to support the conquest of Algeria, which the French had invaded the previous year. The legion absorbed many refugees who crowded into France as well as unemployed soldiers, such as members of the Swiss regiments who had served the unpopular Bourbon ...

2024年12月21日 · Created as a temporary expedient in a French army that otherwise barred foreigners from serving in its ranks, the French Foreign Legion eventually gained a reputation as the world’s premier mercenary corps. For most of its history, the legion also maintained the exceptional status of being a voluntary unit in a conscript army.