I only know of the French foreign legion,
2007-01-28 00:09:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The reason I asked the question is because someone told me they had served in two foreign legions
2007-01-28 00:17:12 · update #1
The French foreign legion is the most well-known. There are other countries that "hire" non-citizen soldiers as well.
You might be surprised to know that the U.S. military has a large number of foreign nationals in its ranks: Mexicans, Guatemalens, Nicaraguans, Chileans, Venezuelans, Phillipinos, Hungarians, Czech Republic, Russians, Koreans, etc.
The difference being is that the U.S. military does not put them all in the same unit (like the French foreign legion does) but rather spreads them out across all infantry units.
Other countries with sizeable numbers of foreign soldiers: Russia, South Africa, Egypt, Lebanon, China, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iraq.
The current government of the Republic of Iraq employs almost 50,000 foreign troops (Germans, Russians, French mostly) to provide security, force protection, training, etc. This is of course apart from the 140,000 U.S. soldiers there now.
2007-01-28 00:20:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The two most famous and in existence are the French and the Spanish Foreign Legions. The British Army had its own German Legion during the Napoleonic War!
2007-01-29 20:52:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Massadman got it right. There is a Spanish Foreign Legion although most people are from countrys that speak Spanish, ie mexico.
Therefore there are 2.
Check Wiki out if you want to know more
2007-01-28 03:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure I read somewhere about a Spanish Foreign Legion but I'm not sure if it still exists, if ever.
2007-01-28 01:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by massadaman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Spanish Foreign Legion was stationed in north africa but spain has left its colonies there so I supose they have disbanded
2007-01-28 22:46:39 · answer #5 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No others are known as "foreign legion" - but what do you call the US in Iraq & on all these island bases they occupy?
2007-01-28 01:31:44 · answer #6 · answered by profound insight 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the romans had a foreign legion
2007-01-28 01:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by zackadoo 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Two the french and Spanish however the Spanish is made up mostly of Spaniards
2007-01-28 04:54:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Besides France I would say Iran.
Iran has Hezbollah, Hamas, Badr Amry, Mahdi Army and they don't deny training and arming them.
2007-01-28 01:21:38 · answer #9 · answered by DECEMBER 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You answered your own question....one...i think ha ha.
2007-01-28 00:13:44 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋