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Légion Étrangère
The Foreign Legion grenade emblem and colours.
Active10 March 1831—present
Country France
BranchFrench Army
TypeForeign legion
RoleMilitary force
Sizec. 7,700 men in eleven regiments and one sub-unit
Garrison/HQAubagne (Headquarters)
Calvi (2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment)
Metropolitan France (5 regiments)
French Guiana (3rd Infantry Regiment)
United Arab Emirates (13th Demi-Brigade)
Mayotte (Detachment)
Nickname(s)The Legion (English)
La Légion (French)
Motto(s)"Legio Patria Nostra" (The Legion is our Fatherland)

"Honneur et Fidélité" (Honour and Fidelity)

"Marche ou crève" (March or die, unofficial)
ColoursRed and Green
MarchLe Boudin
AnniversariesCamerone Day (30 April)
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigade General Christophe de Saint Chamas
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Legion flash
AbbreviationFFL (English)
LE (French)
Légion Étrangère
The Foreign Legion grenade emblem and colours.
Active10 March 1831—present
Country France
BranchFrench Army
TypeForeign legion
RoleMilitary force
Sizec. 7,700 men in eleven regiments and one sub-unit
Garrison/HQAubagne (Headquarters)
Calvi (2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment)
Metropolitan France (5 regiments)
French Guiana (3rd Infantry Regiment)
United Arab Emirates (13th Demi-Brigade)
Mayotte (Detachment)
Nickname(s)The Legion (English)
La Légion (French)
Motto(s)"Legio Patria Nostra" (The Legion is our Fatherland)

"Honneur et Fidélité" (Honour and Fidelity)

"Marche ou crève" (March or die, unofficial)
ColoursRed and Green
MarchLe Boudin
AnniversariesCamerone Day (30 April)
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigade General Christophe de Saint Chamas
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Legion flash
AbbreviationFFL (English)
LE (French)
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Waffen-SS
Active1933–1945
Country Nazi Germany
AllegianceAdolf Hitler
Branch Schutzstaffel
Type
Size38 Divisions and many minor units at its peak
Part ofWehrmacht (de facto)
Garrison/HQSS Führungshauptamt, Berlin
Motto(s)Meine Ehre heißt Treue
(My Honor is Loyalty)[1][a]
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Ceremonial chiefHeinrich Himmler
Notable
commanders
Waffen-SS
Active1933–1945
Country Nazi Germany
AllegianceAdolf Hitler
Branch Schutzstaffel
Type
Size38 Divisions and many minor units at its peak
Part ofWehrmacht (de facto)
Garrison/HQSS Führungshauptamt, Berlin
Motto(s)Meine Ehre heißt Treue
(My Honor is Loyalty)[1][a]
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Ceremonial chiefHeinrich Himmler
Notable
commanders
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United States Navy SEALs
The U.S. Navy's Special Warfare insignia, also known as a "SEAL Trident".
ActiveJanuary 1962 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeSpecial operations force
SEa, Air, Land
RolePrimary tasks:
  • Direct action
  • Special reconnaissance
  • Counter-terrorism
  • Foreign internal defense
  • Unconventional warfare

Other roles:

  • Counter-drug operations
  • Hostage rescue
  • Personnel recovery
  • Hydrographic reconnaissance
Part of U.S. Special Operations Command
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command
Garrison/HQNaval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
Nickname(s)Frogmen, The Teams, The Green Faces[2]
Motto(s)"The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"
"It Pays to be a Winner"
EngagementsVietnam War
Multinational Force in Lebanon
Operation Urgent Fury
Achille Lauro hijacking
Operation Earnest Will
Operation Prime Chance
Operation Just Cause

Operation Desert Storm
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Gothic Serpent

Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Maersk Alabama hijacking
Operation Neptune Spear
United States Navy SEALs
The U.S. Navy's Special Warfare insignia, also known as a "SEAL Trident".
ActiveJanuary 1962 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeSpecial operations force
SEa, Air, Land
RolePrimary tasks:
  • Direct action
  • Special reconnaissance
  • Counter-terrorism
  • Foreign internal defense
  • Unconventional warfare

Other roles:

  • Counter-drug operations
  • Hostage rescue
  • Personnel recovery
  • Hydrographic reconnaissance
Part of U.S. Special Operations Command
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command
Garrison/HQNaval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
Nickname(s)Frogmen, The Teams, The Green Faces[2]
Motto(s)"The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"
"It Pays to be a Winner"
EngagementsVietnam War
Multinational Force in Lebanon
Operation Urgent Fury
Achille Lauro hijacking
Operation Earnest Will
Operation Prime Chance
Operation Just Cause

Operation Desert Storm
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Gothic Serpent

Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Maersk Alabama hijacking
Operation Neptune Spear
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24th Field Artillery Regiment
24th Field Artillery Regiment


  1. ^ This motto was not used by foreign conscript formations such as the 15th and 19th Latvian and 20th Estonian Waffen Grenadier Divisions.
  1. ^ Mollo 1991, p. 1.
  2. ^ Wentz, Gene (1993). Men In Green Faces. St. Martin's Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-312-95052-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)