foreign legions
Immigrant military units
Foreign legions are military units composed primarily of foreign nationals serving a country other than their own.
The most famous is the French Foreign Legion, established in 1831, which recruits soldiers from around the world and offers a path to French citizenship.
Such units historically attracted adventurers, refugees, and those seeking to escape their pasts: He joined the foreign legion under an assumed name.
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