The Foreign Legion marches at 88 steps per minute to allow their massive balls to swing in cadence.
@paulworgan6599
6 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@НиколайМозжухин-в1и
2 ай бұрын
У нас строевой шаг 120 шагов минуту, а церимониальный 80 шагов в минуту! И мы лучшие!
@joejankowski5644
2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@didierjacob250
2 ай бұрын
@@НиколайМозжухин-в1и bravo !!! mais un défilé n' est pas une course ! Quel stress, quel speed, une marche comme les Nazis, comme la Corée du nord, épuisante, des robots qui défilent. Avec cette marche de la légion de 88 pas par minutes , celle de la grande armée, Napoléon a dominée l' Europe pendant 20 ans... qui va piano vas sano .... cool cool tu es le meilleur , superbe, le plus....
@skitkjell85
24 күн бұрын
Amazing. Just amazing.
@envitech02
2 жыл бұрын
It is not common knowledge that the FFL takes in among others criminals, convicts, the stateless and gives them a new lease of life and to impart a new purpose for them. They are the closest thing to "turning back the clock" for people full of regret or emptiness. The only requirement is that they learn and speak French. No other organisation, military or otherwise, serves humanity more than the FFL. When a person joins the FFL and serves faithfully, he can expect brotherhood, camaraderie, a sense of belonging, new identity, new purpose, and even new citizenship. If I were any younger, I'd join the FFL in a heartbeat! Thank God for the French Foreign Legion!!!
@henryvagincourt4502
2 жыл бұрын
Why didn't you join when you where younger then?
@sperrfeuer4158
2 жыл бұрын
how is that not common knowledge? where I’m from that’s literally the one and only thing people know about the foreign legion
@envitech02
2 жыл бұрын
@@sperrfeuer4158 Where I'm from, the the only thing people know of France is Paris, Eiffel Tower and french fries. The FFL, nope. The fact that they take in lost souls, even less.
@goodbadugly654
Жыл бұрын
Not much chance of getting in now as a convict
@wipeout911
Жыл бұрын
Other people have commented here but that is literally what the French Foreign Legion is famous for.
@robinford4037
3 жыл бұрын
It's the way the legion marches, french regulars March faster. That's why in this parade the regulars use the whole champs-elysees and the legion enter half way down. Also when the regulars reach the Arch de triomphe, the seated dignitaries and the president their formation splits in two and go either side of them, whereas the legionnaires follow to the left (they split for no one)
@nemesis1761
2 жыл бұрын
Precision: the parade starts from the Arc de triomphe to reach the Place de la Concorde, where are the Head of State and foreign dignitaries. It is therefore in place de la Concorde that the regiments split in two, except the Legion.
@thomaslacornette1282
5 ай бұрын
During WW2 the Legion was split in two some were with vichy France and others joined french free forces, if i remenber well they have fought each others in Syria which was controlled by vichy France as protectorate.
@johncarlin8755
9 күн бұрын
They march slow because no one is brave enough to tell them to speed up.
@notsoancientpelican
3 жыл бұрын
The Legion; always last in the parade because…at the pace of “the crawl,” all the units before have to stop and wait on the Legion. The important point is this: The Legion never stops…
@Betterifitsfree
3 жыл бұрын
There is a reason for The Crawl that allows them to be more rested and able to march farther. A cadence of 80 beats per minute vs. the regular 120 beats that others usually march to.
@cbroz7492
3 жыл бұрын
88 steps per minute...as opposed to the standard 120..playing Le Boudin...the March of the Legion..
@kennethhannah4221
3 жыл бұрын
Likewise the British Light Infantry (Rifle Regts and Gurkhas) always last to allow the slower paced Regts to be well in front before they 'run' at 140 paces to the minute.
@danielcruz9569
3 жыл бұрын
I saw them yesterday in mexico's independence day parade. I was really, really excited about it, but they were first in the parade...
@starimorzkvarner233
3 жыл бұрын
@Николай Kako ti usko gledas?! Stvarno ne mozes shvatit da postoji i drugaciji svijet od ruskoga? Slobodniji...
@Betterifitsfree
3 жыл бұрын
When I first saw the Foreign Legion in Tchad they were guarding a fuel tank at the Airport. A local army soldier standing in front of him with a uniform 2 sizes to big, drooping shoulders, a rifle slung over his back as he melted in the sun. Behind him stood at attention a Legionnaire with thick biceps wrapped tightly in his uniform cuffs, kêpi blanc, full beard, rifle held high across his chest at the ready with a glare that said, "if you cross over here and I shall show you the business end of my FAMAS". No messing around.
@pietkoster1935
3 жыл бұрын
I met these guy's. They told my they didn.t need a fence in Afrika. The drew a line with their boots in the dirt. Everybody understood.
@Bahamut998
2 жыл бұрын
@@pietkoster1935 Holy based.
@redcardinalist
4 ай бұрын
Two things you don't mess with ain the French military - The Foreign Legion and the French paratroop boys. No messing about
@Betterifitsfree
4 ай бұрын
@redcardinalist I would respectfully add the CRS also.
@chrischrist3698
3 ай бұрын
@@redcardinalist Quand tu rencontres les parachutistes de la légion, tu sais que tu es faces à des hommes. Le 2ème R.E.P " le diable saute avec nous "
@tommcclelland119
3 жыл бұрын
Long ago, in a faraway land, I met these guys in combat. I’m thankful they were on my side. Live, love, and die fighting
@johnbockelie3899
3 жыл бұрын
" Remember, you joined the legion to forget."
@wodens-hitman1552
2 жыл бұрын
I was there too and never saw any
@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454
2 жыл бұрын
They do nothing special
@FaNaTiiiKz65
2 жыл бұрын
@@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454 are you sure about that ?? they give everything they have for fighting for France, does that mean anything to you ? most of legionnaires are foreign guys, from all over the world. They give their heart, their liberty for this wonderful country, France
@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454
2 жыл бұрын
@@FaNaTiiiKz65 Coûte cher beaucoup trop cher pour le peu qu’elle rapporte cette légion étrangère et elle devra être prochainement dissoute, d’autant plus que les divers commandos français peuvent faire exactement tout ce qu’elle fait, pour nettement moins cher et peut-être même beaucoup mieux !
@ameyarocks
3 жыл бұрын
There is something subtly terrifying about a guy in a leather apron and with an axe slowing walking towards you.
@yochaiwyss3843
3 жыл бұрын
leftover from Combat Engineer/Pioneer Traditional uniform and tools.
@ft2960
3 жыл бұрын
Oui c est l idée 😉
@jimcovington8022
3 жыл бұрын
@@yochaiwyss3843 - thanks - I was thinking it was so the blood of those foolish enough to oppose them would not get on their uniforms
@richardbrown6565
3 жыл бұрын
I understand the axe is from the days of horses. When a horse died, the hoof was chopped off as it had the horse's id.
@nostromo1ify
3 жыл бұрын
@@richardbrown6565 I dont want to argue with you Sir but i tought that sort of wearing,leather apron and axe,where "In Le Maquis fighters"They were the first row soldiers to open the way in Le Maquis,unfriendly place full of all sort of vegetation,spines ect...barens ect...
@billparsons7765
3 жыл бұрын
Respect and honor from Greece 🇬🇷 for this truly elite force of super soldiers !
@ianmclaren5297
Жыл бұрын
The march of determination, we're coming right through you and we ain't stopping.
@CynthiaPhillips-l3b
2 ай бұрын
Except at Dien BIen Phu.
@ianmclaren5297
2 ай бұрын
@@CynthiaPhillips-l3b they were on a hiding to nothing, when France thought it could pick up where it left off in indo china.
@shakeandbaked1
8 ай бұрын
I wanted to see the Pioneers of the Foreign Legion and was not disappointed.
@alenzonk6014
2 жыл бұрын
As retired military officer from another country, I have the utmost respect for these warriors. They should be proud of who they are and who they have become.
@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing special ! Since long time they nothing do more than all other countries
@mabufang2217
2 жыл бұрын
@@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454 bruh stfu
@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454
2 жыл бұрын
@@mabufang2217 tu te réveilles lâchement seulement à 14 heures gauchiste invétéré qui déteste Zemmour dt tu n’as même pas capable de voir que la convention est close depuis très très longtemps ?
@mabufang2217
2 жыл бұрын
@@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454 bruh speak english i dont speak frog
@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454
2 жыл бұрын
@@mabufang2217 n’importe quoi
@maxbartolome9622
2 жыл бұрын
They Legion saunters at their own pace. Impressive! May God bless the Legion etrangere.
@daveanderson3805
3 жыл бұрын
Without doubt one of the most elite formation of men in the world Their battle honours are the stuff of legend
@MrStevemarc
3 жыл бұрын
Dave , there old battle honours were awarded to them because they were always out numbered and were mostly down to the last injured man...
@daveanderson3805
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrStevemarc with makes their history all the more remarkable I understand that the USMC regards the Legion as an equal
@hoaraupatrick7580
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrStevemarc After the glorious defeat of Camerone in Mexico, the Mexican General, realizing how few were these french soldiers who had resisted his whole army, is said to have declared "One can refuse nothing to men like you". And he and his troops saluted them.
@thomaslacornette1282
5 ай бұрын
@@daveanderson3805 In my opinion USMC is inferior compare to the Legion. I have seen a lot of documentaries about the USMC and a lot about the Legion. At the Legion some guys are kicked out just atfer they get out the bus, you must be like an athlete even before joining.
@lapinmalin8626
3 ай бұрын
Camerone, Bir Hakeim, Dien Bien phu
@mz2950
2 жыл бұрын
Honneur et fidélité à la France. 🇫🇷Honneur et fidélité à la légion étrangère . Légio patria nostra. More majorum.
@chorltonfilms369days-a-year
Ай бұрын
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire
@aaronwinter1980
3 жыл бұрын
Standing ovation for them as usual. Only the legion has its own music band btw, for the other army corps, there is 1 band playing near the presidential vip area during the entire parade. 14th July parade is really amazing.
@feonor26
3 жыл бұрын
Lots of army corps have their own music band
@FrLawRE
2 жыл бұрын
@@feonor26 Yes you're right there, but I think that what he means is that on the 14th of July parade on the Champs Élysées in Paris only the Foreign Legion marches to the music of its own band whereas most if not all of the other units do so to music that comes out from loud speakers all down the length of the Champs Élysées.
@lilacscentedfushias1852
Жыл бұрын
FFFFFFFfffff I remember trying to teach my American ex in laws how to say Chams E…I’m not going to attempt the rest because I can’t find accents. As a European I take it for granted that people know to pronounce well known sights of significance, they didn’t have a clue! They were extremely alarmed when I told them there’s a tunnel under the sea between 🇬🇧 and 🇫🇷😂 Most of the in laws and extended family have never left their state! One of them asked if 🇬🇧had a navy! 🤦🏼♀️ They didn’t appear to have any knowledge beyond their little world and stereotypical nonsense, like all Brits drink copious amounts of tea 🤢with milk 🤢 served in a China cup & saucer with a biscuit 🤢. Oh, of course they won all wars, including ones they weren’t in 🙄 and any of the great inventions Americans did it 🙄 Other than that they were nice people, except my ex 😂
@j.d.peppmeier9041
3 жыл бұрын
I have tried marching to Legion cadence and its more comfortable, especially for longer distances. Vive la Legion !
@jasoncall3731
3 жыл бұрын
More like a swagger than a march. I too have experimented with it. I sang The Battle Hymn of the Republic in my head at 88 bpm to keep my steps in time. Your comment has renewed my interest in this. I should try again over longer distances.
@heinz-ottobredereck5012
Ай бұрын
France 🇫🇷 Number One in the WORELD 🗺️
@jemoeder1147
2 жыл бұрын
Respect from the netherlands , these guys are tough as steel
@gandigooglegandigoogle7202
7 ай бұрын
hard discipline, hight training level, the mission is sacred ! as the french say vive la legion etrangere francaise !
@zenonayala9557
3 жыл бұрын
I must have watched this a dozen times, it always amazes me.
@frederickgates4349
3 жыл бұрын
The same with me viva France
@jimpaul5925
2 жыл бұрын
Does not compare with the Royal MARINES..
@galaxie613
13 күн бұрын
🌹👍❤️🇨🇵
@dienham8056
3 ай бұрын
Vive la franse et la legionaire..je suis hollandaise...bou coupe respect
@galaxie613
13 күн бұрын
🌹👍❤️🇨🇵
@mac1975
3 жыл бұрын
1987-1994 best years of my life.
@condors1972
2 жыл бұрын
did u stay in France, pal?
@mac1975
2 жыл бұрын
@@condors1972 I did on and off. I eventually ended up in Brittany and the when i rejoined the British Army I had to remain in the U.K.
@antonewilson4310
Жыл бұрын
RESPECT
@chantalbarry3023
Ай бұрын
Félicitations a ces soldats de la Légion Étrangère Respects Bravo ❤❤❤
@chorltonfilms369days-a-year
Ай бұрын
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire
@johnturnbull8306
2 жыл бұрын
What a unit! Salute from 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@galaxie613
13 күн бұрын
🌹👍❤️🇨🇵
@witkrag4953
2 ай бұрын
Vive.la France ! 🇫🇷
@Angelo-eh3mh
2 ай бұрын
Mitica Legione ! Come è bello vederla sfilare !❤
@Rudogg50
2 жыл бұрын
Viva la Legionnaire, la France 🇨🇵😎👍
@cosmin.182
3 жыл бұрын
Any ARMY, from ANYWHARE: NO EAT, NO FIGHT! Most respect, from Romania!
@bobbythompson3544
4 жыл бұрын
The Legion Family has sons from every corner of the world!
@josephmontes4798
3 жыл бұрын
Their home country called them losers. And father France gave them a second chance.
@janhammekenbuch142
3 жыл бұрын
@@josephmontes4798 Their home countries called them losers, France calls them Legionaires... The Legion calls them brothers.
@rubybrady7051
3 жыл бұрын
Colonolian murder machine where were you in ww2
@willdaberby7908
3 жыл бұрын
@@rubybrady7051 Narvik ( 39 ) Koufra ( 41 ), Tobrouk ( 42 ) , Bir Hakeim ( 42 ) before Operation Torch , 8th november 42 ...you have to read sir.
@hoaraupatrick7580
3 жыл бұрын
@@willdaberby7908 Quite right, Jack... Merci ! Legio patria nostra.
@kevinbaker6168
3 жыл бұрын
It is always good to see a well kitted out and drilled unit on parade.
@gazza2933
3 жыл бұрын
Scots Guards. 12th June, London. Trooping The Colour.
@lagazette8758
2 жыл бұрын
Le fleuron de la France, honneur et patrie, ce que tout le monde n’a pas actuellement.
@denisterrier1630
2 жыл бұрын
Legio Patria Nostra, toujours impeccable, admirable !!!
@danielanrony7268
4 жыл бұрын
Bravo à tous ces hommes la merilleur armée j'adore là légion courage merci attention à vous un ancien pompiers DE Paris courage
@randolphroberts4220
3 жыл бұрын
That swagger, the precision; hard men being hard men……..
@gregwarner3753
3 жыл бұрын
Truly integrated fighting force. The future of the world. Viva la Vie, Viva la Gurre, Viva la Legionairre.
@cameltanker1286
3 жыл бұрын
"In the Legion, you march or die!"
@gerardhand1954
3 жыл бұрын
Love the way the French march
@robinford4037
3 жыл бұрын
It's the way the legion marches, french regulars March faster. That's why in this parade the regulars use the whole champs-elysees and the legion enter half way down. Also when the regulars reach the Arch de triomphe, the seated dignitaries and the president their formation splits in two and go either side of them, whereas the legionnaires follow to the left (they split for no one)
@marklayton5374
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb. Just amazing.
@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing special
@panibabcia7732
3 ай бұрын
@@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454 Laleczka Chucky?
@paullytheplumber
3 жыл бұрын
They march like 'we dont care who you are, we'll eat you for breakfast' (putting it politely). Viva La Legion.
@fernandoulloa3437
3 жыл бұрын
mis respetos a estos valientes tienen huevos de Acero, todos ellos.
@shusterandy
5 күн бұрын
I hear that being in FFL can be a really rough life. But participating in those parades with those nice uniforms must be a privilege.
@Crintingnut
3 жыл бұрын
Impressive!
@taunteratwill1787
3 жыл бұрын
The dessert walk, better as all the others! 😎
@alexanderlgb5743
5 жыл бұрын
Für mich die Armee mit geschichtlicher Tradition und viel Stolz.
@janhammekenbuch142
3 жыл бұрын
Die Legion hat sogar eine eigene Version von "Der gute Kamerad", sie können wählen, ob sie auf Französisch singen möchten. Aber normalerweise singen sie das Original auf Deutsch.
@harmhulshof1054
3 жыл бұрын
In het jaar 1959 heeft men in Parijs getracht om me te ronselen voor het Legioen. Ik ben ervoor weggelopen. Achteraf denk dat ik het had moeten doen. Maar ja...., achteraf!
@mrpeel3239
4 жыл бұрын
Long live the Legionnaires!
@momo-bs2ft
2 жыл бұрын
vive la légion vive la France
@rittervonsport-zl1df
Жыл бұрын
Best soldiers in the world 👍🏻
@mariaowen-c1o
3 ай бұрын
When their headquarters was in Marseille the sign outside said Legion Estrangere open day and night for recruitment. I pointed it out to my husband and an old Frenchman laughingly asked me if I was going to make him join. Nah! I replied. The Legion are always immaculately dressed, not a hair out of place.
@Spookieham
3 жыл бұрын
The Legion don't so much march as swagger along - the difference is they have the Battle Honours and soldiers to back it up.
@hortenseweinblatt1508
3 жыл бұрын
Ummm .... let's learn a bit of history, shall we? Go here -> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion and check out these two paragraphs, of which the following is an excerpt: "Also notable is the marching pace of the Foreign Legion. In comparison to the 116-step-per-minute pace of other French units, the Foreign Legion has an 88-step-per-minute marching speed. It is also referred to by Legionnaires as the "crawl". This can be seen at ceremonial parades and public displays attended by the Foreign Legion, particularly while parading in Paris on 14 July (Bastille Day Military Parade). Because of the impressively slow pace, the Foreign Legion is always the last unit marching in any parade. ..... Contrary to popular belief, the adoption of the Foreign Legion's slow marching speed was not due to a need to preserve energy and fluids during long marches under the hot Algerian sun. Its exact origins are somewhat unclear, but the official explanation is that although the pace regulation does not seem to have been instituted before 1945, it hails back to the slow marching pace of the Ancien Régime, and its reintroduction was a "return to traditional roots". This was in fact, the march step of the Foreign Legion's ancestor units - the Régiments Étrangers or Foreign Regiments of the Ancien Régime French Army, the Grande Armée's foreign units, and the pre-1831 foreign regiments."
@Spookieham
2 жыл бұрын
Don't be a prick. Mine was a general comment about the way they march and how it could be construed.
@envitech02
2 жыл бұрын
The FFL is like the United Nations, full of people from different ethnicities. They have the Caucasians, Africans, Asians, Polynesians, Arabs and what not. The thing that unites them is the French language and the brotherhood. Pretty unique among militaries. Viva la France!!
@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454
2 жыл бұрын
Ça fait des décennies qu’ils font plus rien du tout de spécial et maintenant n’importe quelle armée nationale sérieuse peut faire facilement tout ce qu’ils font et peut-être même mieux !
@Noelegamer
9 ай бұрын
@@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454 je crois que t’es pas au courant ça fais des années qu’ils se battent en Afique
@mikeb2256
3 жыл бұрын
An 88-step-per-minute marching speed, in comparison to the 116 to 120-step-per-minute speed of other military units
@josephinebennington7247
3 жыл бұрын
No rush, lads. Might be all when we get there…..! Ha ha, old joke.
@josephinebennington7247
3 жыл бұрын
That’s “No rush, lads. Might be all OVER, when we get there….” How to mess up a great post, worth zillions of upticks…hmmmm.
@zakihasibuan417
3 жыл бұрын
is there any particular reason why they march slower?
@mikeb2256
3 жыл бұрын
@@zakihasibuan417 It's a tradition inherited from the traditional marching speed of the Regiment de Hohenlohe (Hohenlohe Regiment) which was the predecessor unit of the FFL. No practical military reason, just one of the many traditions of the FFL. The slower speed is why the FFL is always the last unit to parade.
@kirklenagh3095
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe they have a cadence that reflects the the length of and conditions in which they marched in North Africa.
@the_peacetime_volunteer
3 жыл бұрын
So proud to have French ancestors
@geoffsmith8059
3 жыл бұрын
French FOREIGN Legion.
@the_peacetime_volunteer
3 жыл бұрын
@@geoffsmith8059 ok ASShole
@geoffsmith8059
3 жыл бұрын
@@the_peacetime_volunteer I was wrong National’s as well as foreigners are recruited. It’s aRsehole!
@baronroaster404
9 ай бұрын
Lmao this is the cringiest American sounding comment
@cxarhomell5867
8 ай бұрын
@@baronroaster404How?
@brianwaite4552
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant..
@brunocortillot6263
Жыл бұрын
Des tues la mort ❤un esprit la legfion avance toujours et encore ❤c'est leurs forces
@1ridgy
3 жыл бұрын
Hard hard men and well disciplined as their formation was ramrod straight.
@yvesdelongvic3280
9 ай бұрын
les meilleurs des meilleurs
@carlbowles1808
3 жыл бұрын
Great show 👏.
@VvvhjhsrghBBCrBdfbnkogrt-gg1qq
8 ай бұрын
To all of the military with this what is going on with Paris Francis be on the lookout with every thing and with the U.S. right now it’s considered war and dangerous thing with New York and everything else
@barryjacobs8524
3 жыл бұрын
What do they do. Do they still fight or are they finished now. Very impressive March.
@andreworiez8920
3 жыл бұрын
@Steve Arthur Correct they are indeed the guard force for the Guiana Space Center. You also left out Mali...
@joemdee
2 жыл бұрын
We’re the axes supplied by VdL. Personally I would prefer a rifle or a machine-gun.
@mth9267
2 жыл бұрын
Always wanted to join
@jangajos542
3 жыл бұрын
Widziałem na żywo. Fajnie wygląda. Za pana Sziraka tam bylem
@danielanrony7268
4 жыл бұрын
Bravo félicitations j'adore là légion ùn pompiers DE Paris courage
@misfit1978
3 жыл бұрын
Such a difference to how the Spanish Legion marches!
@TheCatBilbo
3 жыл бұрын
God yes! Or, the Gurkhas & The Rifles in the British Army.
@countycricklewood
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCatBilbo Gurkha history is more successful!
@ejhickey
6 ай бұрын
Impressive
@paulofreire7520
3 жыл бұрын
Legend! 👍🏻
@royjunior3349
3 жыл бұрын
No one to mess with!
@kirankumar9434
2 жыл бұрын
Long live the French Foreign Legion!
@markwilliams7712
7 ай бұрын
They don't march, they swagger.
@vercingetorixliberte2102
9 ай бұрын
La légion et aussi vaillante .qeu les grognards de la grande armée de Napoléon bonaparte .vive la France vive la légions étrangère.
@raytodd9122
4 жыл бұрын
Won a lot of battles
@klieberthilo6571
2 ай бұрын
LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA
@willienolegs8928
3 жыл бұрын
Get better every time I listen to this.
@andrewruddy962
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect, thank you.
@Arpa61
8 ай бұрын
Bien... au tres bien Pologne to douce France...
@neronine7320
3 жыл бұрын
Can someone please explain to me what is the meaning of this "equipment" in the Legionares? I adore this "outfit".. 🎃.. ❤️.. Thanks for the explanation.
@lordazn
3 жыл бұрын
I'll try to list as much as I can, anyone else is free to add or correct me. the FFL is probably one of the richest in its history so that is shone on their modern uniforms. Let's start from the top: White Kepi: the Kepi in it of itself is a common French head gear since it evolved from the old shako of the Napoleonic age. The white color comes from the old khaki covers that turned white from the hot North African sun. Epaulets: These are also from the Napoleonic age when they were used to mark elite troops alongside fancier hats like bearskins. They broadened the shoulders and their colors denoted their unit. In this case, it's green-orange with gold trim. Blue Cummerbund (the cloth wrapping you see under their belts): This is from their old North African uniforms where they supposedly helped with stomach troubles. No idea if that actually worked or not...... These are specific to the pioneers (combat engineers in modern lingo): Beard: Again, Napoleonic thing where ALL pioneers and sappers wore beards as a looks thing and as an early form of industrial protection for flying woodchips and other hazards from chopping things with their axes. Apron: Same as beard. Especially important back then when you did such a dirty job but fought in your dress uniform. Axe: Since pioneers and sappers were traditionally meant to run ahead of the unit and clear obstacles, they were armed with axes which also made great impromptu melee weapons. This is also why they march at the head. The rest of the uniform is standard to the rest of the French Army.
@neronine7320
3 жыл бұрын
@@lordazn, thank You very much for Your time and explanation.. 👍.. I'm fascinated, on some way, with the apron & axes... Those two things were the reason i write a question... I don't know why, but those two things are very attractive to me.. (maybe i was Legionare in past life 😁).. I am a war veteran, special army forces, but i feel big respect for those symbols, some kind of a fear, just when you standing in the front of the Samurai suit in museums.. Nice day to You and thanks.. 👍..
@francoiseevrard6547
2 жыл бұрын
Les légionnaires appartiennent au corps des sapeurs ils portent le tablier de sapeur.
@neronine7320
2 жыл бұрын
@@francoiseevrard6547, sorry, but i don't understand... 🤷♂️..
@francoiseevrard6547
2 жыл бұрын
@@neronine7320 thank you for your kind answer. Thé Légion I think deserves its name in regard with thé Romans who were fighters as well as builders.
@wodens-hitman1552
2 жыл бұрын
Where were they on d-day on the beaches? 🇬🇧
@genzalarboa3110
2 жыл бұрын
they were fighting at monte cassino in italy and they landed in provence in august 1944. before that, they saved the ass of the 8th army during the battle of gazala
@alainderien5156
2 жыл бұрын
Ils ont permis aux anglais de pouvoir Évacuer Dunkerque alors avant de l ouvrir mon grand père est mort a Dunkerque tué d une balle dans la tête pendant que les anglais embarquait toujours a vouloir donner des leçons la perfide Albion
@horstboettner5177
3 жыл бұрын
It’s very nice.
@markoconnor6801
3 жыл бұрын
Immaculate soldiers.
@johnsanjuan9364
3 жыл бұрын
Vive La France 🇫🇷!
@stephanearthaud8308
3 жыл бұрын
Magnifique totem, je ne sais pas si on l'appelle comme cela, mais il est très beau. Le symbole ? Je pense que chacun a son idée, mais c'est une idée qui "n'est pas dans le commerce".
@hoaraupatrick7580
3 жыл бұрын
Je pense que vous parlez du Chapeau chinois ? Je me demande si son origine ne remonte pas à la Guerre des Boxers en Chine ou aux premières troupes envoyées en Indochine au 19e siècle. A approfondir...
@justinstaines997
3 жыл бұрын
Very smart pioneers
@thierryroyneau9496
2 ай бұрын
Ca veut dire que si " l'affront national" est au pouvoir il va supprimer la légion étrangère vu que la plupart ne sont pas Français
@heinz-ottobredereck5012
Ай бұрын
La Grande Nation 🥐 🇨🇵 🥖
@mauddaniel712
9 ай бұрын
Non nous ne sommes pas foutus vive la France
@johnsmith-rs2vk
5 ай бұрын
If one has got through the FL . A reference for life .
@stokrotka4004
3 жыл бұрын
They still exist ?! A monument of the 19th century ...
@thelvadam2375
3 жыл бұрын
Ouí
@yahoo463
3 жыл бұрын
It's a good deal for the French. They pick up the lost disaffected youth of Europe. Turn then into soldier's.. then they can be first into any crisis. But the brilliant thing for the French is they could loose 500 or 600. No French families crying over body bags... Cynical or what?
@stokrotka4004
3 жыл бұрын
@@yahoo463 True...
@andreworiez8920
3 жыл бұрын
@@yahoo463 Yet so well trained that lately very few ever fall in combat.
@stevenrichards3699
2 жыл бұрын
Man ! 1:22, those are some cool Hi Points !
@jacobzaranyika9334
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏 If help comes with a band, I am in. Especially if it’s French.
@dool7192
2 жыл бұрын
日本から遊びにきました。軍事パレードだと思うけれど、なんで斧をかついでいるの!!!
@gringologie9302
2 жыл бұрын
Tradition of the FFL's pioneers.
@adamluong8483
2 жыл бұрын
When Napoleon marches his army to invade Austria.
@henryvagincourt4502
3 ай бұрын
It wasn't formed until 1831 cock.
@notmenotme614
2 жыл бұрын
1:11 I wonder how the Royal Air Force SAC and British Army Sgt ended up standing in the audience?
@feonor26
3 жыл бұрын
"So you want to join the Legion, see foreign far-away countries and experience combat huh? Well here's a trumpet and a parade uniform. Stop your crying, march!"
@fizzulf8677
3 жыл бұрын
If you smell what legionaire is cooking
@ramseyawa7223
5 жыл бұрын
À bientôt la légion
@cubalibre4498
2 жыл бұрын
PRESENTE 🏆1🙋🏼♀️
@frankserpico1530
3 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏👏
@dogedaytimedoge1854
2 ай бұрын
People not knowing the ones wearing aprons are sappers when sappers during the Napoleonic wars were among the biggest and strongest men making them stand out 😤😤
@markwalker4485
2 жыл бұрын
Get to be one and you will notice there attitude and why they have it. The march is just a small point. Consider how much crap The Legion gave them selves. The people still love them. I still remember the bus ride and not understanding why they waved at us. Than I leaned.
@mooneyes2k478
2 жыл бұрын
The Legion in general are cool and all, but nothing beat Les Barbes. Still wearing the aprons and carrying the axes, and the only unit not only permitted but REQUIRED to wear a beard.
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