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!!!
@@spfeu 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.
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)
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
@@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
@@Seb65700 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 !
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.
@@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....
@@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...
@@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.
@@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.
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 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.
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 😂
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.
@@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 ?
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.
🏴 A very impressive display, what is the average age of the guys in the Pioneer Company?, (They look very senior to still have the white kepi). And how are they selected for the Company?🇬🇧
@@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.
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
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.
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."
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)
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
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
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!!
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 !
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.
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!
Old tradition to remember the pioneer corps. Back in times, the first corps sent to open the way cleaned the path, cuting tree, building roads/ponts while fighting. dont know why its one sided apron, maybe back in time to carry more easily the weapon too.
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 😤😤
Can someone please explain to me what is the meaning of this "equipment" in the Legionares? I adore this "outfit".. 🎃.. ❤️.. Thanks for the explanation.
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.
@@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.. 👍..
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.
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?
Axe and apron are the uniform in days past for the sappers or road builders...they'd be up front chopping trees,making roads that sort of thing.more or less clearing a path for the regiment....now they have helicopters, mobile transport...I hope this helps.
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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!!!
Why didn't you join when you where younger then?
how is that not common knowledge? where I’m from that’s literally the one and only thing people know about the foreign legion
@@spfeu 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.
Not much chance of getting in now as a convict
Other people have commented here but that is literally what the French Foreign Legion is famous for.
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)
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.
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.
They march slow because no one is brave enough to tell them to speed up.
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…
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.
88 steps per minute...as opposed to the standard 120..playing Le Boudin...the March of the Legion..
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.
I saw them yesterday in mexico's independence day parade. I was really, really excited about it, but they were first in the parade...
@Николай Kako ti usko gledas?! Stvarno ne mozes shvatit da postoji i drugaciji svijet od ruskoga? Slobodniji...
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
" Remember, you joined the legion to forget."
I was there too and never saw any
They do nothing special
@@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
@@Seb65700 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 !
I wanted to see the Pioneers of the Foreign Legion and was not disappointed.
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.
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.
@@pietkoster1935 Holy based.
Two things you don't mess with in the French military - The Foreign Legion and the French paratroop boys. No messing about.
@redcardinalist I would respectfully add the CRS also.
@@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 "
The Foreign Legion marches at 88 steps per minute to allow their massive balls to swing in cadence.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
У нас строевой шаг 120 шагов минуту, а церимониальный 80 шагов в минуту! И мы лучшие!
😂😂😂😂😂
@@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....
Amazing. Just amazing.
Respect and honor from Greece 🇬🇷 for this truly elite force of super soldiers !
There is something subtly terrifying about a guy in a leather apron and with an axe slowing walking towards you.
leftover from Combat Engineer/Pioneer Traditional uniform and tools.
Oui c est l idée 😉
@@yochaiwyss3843 - thanks - I was thinking it was so the blood of those foolish enough to oppose them would not get on their uniforms
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.
@@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...
hard discipline, hight training level, the mission is sacred ! as the french say vive la legion etrangere francaise !
The march of determination, we're coming right through you and we ain't stopping.
Except at Dien BIen Phu.
@@CynthiaPhillips-l3b they were on a hiding to nothing, when France thought it could pick up where it left off in indo china.
Honneur et fidélité à la France. 🇫🇷Honneur et fidélité à la légion étrangère . Légio patria nostra. More majorum.
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire
They Legion saunters at their own pace. Impressive! May God bless the Legion etrangere.
Without doubt one of the most elite formation of men in the world Their battle honours are the stuff of legend
Dave , there old battle honours were awarded to them because they were always out numbered and were mostly down to the last injured man...
@@MrStevemarc with makes their history all the more remarkable I understand that the USMC regards the Legion as an equal
@@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.
@@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.
Camerone, Bir Hakeim, Dien Bien phu
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.
Lots of army corps have their own music band
@@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.
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 😂
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.
Nothing special ! Since long time they nothing do more than all other countries
@@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454 bruh stfu
@@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 ?
@@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454 bruh speak english i dont speak frog
@@mabufang2217 n’importe quoi
I have tried marching to Legion cadence and its more comfortable, especially for longer distances. Vive la Legion !
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.
Respect from the netherlands , these guys are tough as steel
I must have watched this a dozen times, it always amazes me.
The same with me viva France
Does not compare with the Royal MARINES..
🌹👍❤️🇨🇵
1987-1994 best years of my life.
did u stay in France, pal?
@@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.
RESPECT
What a unit! Salute from 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
🌹👍❤️🇨🇵
🏴 A very impressive display, what is the average age of the guys in the Pioneer Company?, (They look very senior to still have the white kepi).
And how are they selected for the Company?🇬🇧
Any ARMY, from ANYWHARE: NO EAT, NO FIGHT! Most respect, from Romania!
Legio Patria Nostra, toujours impeccable, admirable !!!
Vive la franse et la legionaire..je suis hollandaise...bou coupe respect
🌹👍❤️🇨🇵
The Legion Family has sons from every corner of the world!
Their home country called them losers. And father France gave them a second chance.
@@josephmontes4798 Their home countries called them losers, France calls them Legionaires... The Legion calls them brothers.
Colonolian murder machine where were you in ww2
@@rubybrady7051 Narvik ( 39 ) Koufra ( 41 ), Tobrouk ( 42 ) , Bir Hakeim ( 42 ) before Operation Torch , 8th november 42 ...you have to read sir.
@@willdaberby7908 Quite right, Jack... Merci ! Legio patria nostra.
Félicitations a ces soldats de la Légion Étrangère Respects Bravo ❤❤❤
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire
Viva la Legionnaire, la France 🇨🇵😎👍
France 🇫🇷 Number One in the WORELD 🗺️
Mitica Legione ! Come è bello vederla sfilare !❤
That swagger, the precision; hard men being hard men……..
Le fleuron de la France, honneur et patrie, ce que tout le monde n’a pas actuellement.
It is always good to see a well kitted out and drilled unit on parade.
Scots Guards. 12th June, London.
Trooping The Colour.
"In the Legion, you march or die!"
Impressive!
An 88-step-per-minute marching speed, in comparison to the 116 to 120-step-per-minute speed of other military units
No rush, lads. Might be all when we get there…..!
Ha ha, old joke.
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.
is there any particular reason why they march slower?
@@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.
Maybe they have a cadence that reflects the the length of and conditions in which they marched in North Africa.
They march like 'we dont care who you are, we'll eat you for breakfast' (putting it politely). Viva La Legion.
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
Vive.la France !
🇫🇷
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.
Truly integrated fighting force. The future of the world.
Viva la Vie, Viva la Gurre, Viva la Legionairre.
1:11 I wonder how the Royal Air Force SAC and British Army Sgt ended up standing in the audience?
The Legion don't so much march as swagger along - the difference is they have the Battle Honours and soldiers to back it up.
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."
Don't be a prick. Mine was a general comment about the way they march and how it could be construed.
is there one of the other way for ete la, un parade du legionair, invitation ou quelque outre ce chance????? bjorn
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.
Great show 👏.
Love the way the French march
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)
Where were they on d-day on the beaches? 🇬🇧
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
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
The dessert walk, better as all the others! 😎
Long live the Legionnaires!
Bravo à tous ces hommes la merilleur armée j'adore là légion courage merci attention à vous un ancien pompiers DE Paris courage
Best soldiers in the world 👍🏻
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!!
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 !
@@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454 je crois que t’es pas au courant ça fais des années qu’ils se battent en Afique
Absolutely superb. Just amazing.
Nothing special
@@mmadanyparfaitvosconnaissa8454 Laleczka Chucky?
We’re the axes supplied by VdL. Personally I would prefer a rifle or a machine-gun.
mis respetos a estos valientes tienen huevos de Acero, todos ellos.
What do they do. Do they still fight or are they finished now. Very impressive March.
@Steve Arthur Correct they are indeed the guard force for the Guiana Space Center.
You also left out Mali...
les meilleurs des meilleurs
Für mich die Armee mit geschichtlicher Tradition und viel Stolz.
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.
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!
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！！！
Tradition of the FFL's pioneers.
Des tues la mort ❤un esprit la legfion avance toujours et encore ❤c'est leurs forces
Did they fight Rommell
And they won against him at Bir hakeim
vive la légion vive la France
This makes me very patriotic for France. And I'm not even French.
Does anyone know why they have a one sided apron on? I know it has to be something of significance.
Old tradition to remember the pioneer corps. Back in times, the first corps sent to open the way cleaned the path, cuting tree, building roads/ponts while fighting. dont know why its one sided apron, maybe back in time to carry more easily the weapon too.
Perfect, thank you.
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 😤😤
Can someone please explain to me what is the meaning of this "equipment" in the Legionares? I adore this "outfit".. 🎃.. ❤️.. Thanks for the explanation.
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.
@@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.. 👍..
Les légionnaires appartiennent au corps des sapeurs ils portent le tablier de sapeur.
@@francoiseevrard6547, sorry, but i don't understand... 🤷♂️..
@@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.
MERCI A MES COPAINS LEGIONAIRES DE DJIBOUT .. QUI M'ONT PROTEGE ./
So proud to have French ancestors
French FOREIGN Legion.
@@geoffsmith8059 ok ASShole
@@the_peacetime_volunteer I was wrong
National’s as well as foreigners are recruited. It’s aRsehole!
Lmao this is the cringiest American sounding comment
@@baronroaster404How?
I don't know what they do to the enemy, but they sure as hell frighten me . . .
LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA
If you smell what legionaire is cooking
La Grande Nation 🥐 🇨🇵 🥖
Man ! 1:22, those are some cool Hi Points !
They don't march, they swagger.
Brilliant..
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
What’s the significance of the axe and apron?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Legion_Pioneers_(Pionniers)
They are the sappeurs of the FFL. It's an old traditional sapper uniform.
Used for chopping and handiwork that sappers used to do.
Do they still make recruits carry a donkey around the parade square?
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.
They still exist ?! A monument of the 19th century ...
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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?
@@yahoo463 True...
@@yahoo463 Yet so well trained that lately very few ever fall in combat.
why were some marching with rifles, and others with axes?
Axe and apron are the uniform in days past for the sappers or road builders...they'd be up front chopping trees,making roads that sort of thing.more or less clearing a path for the regiment....now they have helicopters, mobile transport...I hope this helps.
When Napoleon marches his army to invade Austria.
It wasn't formed until 1831 cock.
If one has got through the FL . A reference for life .
What was with the aprons and the axes?
Pioneers, it's their old sapper uniform.
What's with all the axes on shoulders?
Sappers were known to carry massive axes back in the day, particularly the Napoleonic wars
Die beste Arme der Welt!!! Und das neidlos als Deutscher!!
Those Legionnaires look good, they march good, but can they fight?
You really want to try ?
Why do they wear the leather apron ?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Legion_Pioneers_(Pionniers)
Impressive
Long live the French Foreign Legion!
Widziałem na żywo. Fajnie wygląda. Za pana Sziraka tam bylem
Always wanted to join
What do those leather aprons mean?
The beard,Axe and Leather aprons mean they're from the engineer corp of the legion.
To protect your torso when you work with the axe.
@@chemcom276 ok
La légion et aussi vaillante .qeu les grognards de la grande armée de Napoléon bonaparte .vive la France vive la légions étrangère.
La Legione grande corpo militare onore e gloria ❤❤
Legend! 👍🏻
Hard hard men and well disciplined as their formation was ramrod straight.
Such a difference to how the Spanish Legion marches!
God yes! Or, the Gurkhas & The Rifles in the British Army.
@@TheCatBilbo Gurkha history is more successful!