العربية
中国
Français
Deutsch
Ελληνική
हिन्दी
Italiano
日本語
Português
Русский
EspañolFOREIGN VOLUNTEERS
(Redirected from Foreign volunteer)
''This page discusses foreign volunteers who are serving in forces of a country other than their own, but who are not primarily motivated by personal profit. For soldiers recruited in colonies, see: Colonial troops. For soldiers in foreign armies who are motivated by personal profit, see: Mercenaries.
The armed forces of many nations have, at one time or another, used foreign volunteers who are motivated by political or ideological considerations to join a foreign army. These may be formed into units of a given nationality or may be formed into mixed nationality foreign units. Sometimes foreign volunteers were or are incorporated into ordinary units.
★ French Foreign Legion
★ International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War
★ ''Tercio de Extranjeros'', or ''Tercio'', or Spanish Foreign Legion
★ Rhodesian Light Infantry (initially all-Rhodesian, this unit became the "Foreign Legion" of the Rhodesian Army)
★ Many members of the US Marine Corps are of Latin American and not US nationality. The US Army made extensive use of foreign soldiers, particularly Irish and German, during the nineteenth century.
★ The German Wehrmacht and SS (particularly the Waffen-SS) made extensive use of foreigners during World War II. For more information, see: Europäische Freiwillige, Foreign volunteers and conscripts in the Waffen-SS.
During both world wars, American volunteers served on the allied side before the USA joined the war.
★ The Lafayette Escadrille in the French Air Force, World War I
★ The Eagle Squadrons in the Royal Air Force, World War II
★ The Flying Tigers in the Chinese Air Force, World War II
★ Before the US entered the war, many Americans joined the Canadian armed forces, especially the RCAF, and served in ordinary Canadian units.
★ The British Legions in the South American Wars of Independence.
★ Some French emigres who fled to Britain fought in the British Army of the Napoleonic Wars
★ Charlemagne Regiment of the SS fought for Germany in the Second World War
★ King's German Legion in the Napoleonic Wars
★ Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil War
★ The Irish Brigade in the French Army from 1690 and through the eighteenth century.
★ An Irish Legion was part of the British Legions fighting in the South American Wars of Independence
★ St. Patrick's Battalion in the Mexican Army during the Mexican-American War.
★ The Irish Brigade which served on the Union side in the American Civil War in the 1860s
★ Irish commandos in the Boer Army during the Boer War
★ The Irish Brigade which fought on the Nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War
★ Corpo Truppe Volontarie in the Spanish Civil War.
★ Gurkhas in the British Army.
★ Gorkhas in the Indian Army.
★ Fuerzas Regulares Indígenas in the Spanish Civil War
★ Polish Lancers and other Polish forces in the Army of Napoleon.
★ Legião Viriato in the Spanish Civil War.
Scots have a long history of service in the armies of Kings of France since at least the ninth century. The Scottish Guard was formally created by the French King Charles VII in 1422, and existed until the end of the Bourbon Restoration period in 1830.
★ The Blue Division of World War II fighting against the USSR.
★ The Blue Legion was formed late in the Second World War out of Blue Division soldiers who refused to leave after Franco required all Spaniards to leave Axis forces.
★ The 9th Armoured Company of the Free French Forces.
★ Swedish Voluntary Air Force fighting for the Finnish side in the Winter War
★ Swedish Volunteer Corps fighting for the Finnish side in the Winter War
★ Spanish Civil War and Foreign Involvement
★ Mercenary
★ Europäische Freiwillige of the Second World War
''This page discusses foreign volunteers who are serving in forces of a country other than their own, but who are not primarily motivated by personal profit. For soldiers recruited in colonies, see: Colonial troops. For soldiers in foreign armies who are motivated by personal profit, see: Mercenaries.
The armed forces of many nations have, at one time or another, used foreign volunteers who are motivated by political or ideological considerations to join a foreign army. These may be formed into units of a given nationality or may be formed into mixed nationality foreign units. Sometimes foreign volunteers were or are incorporated into ordinary units.
Mixed nationality units of foreign volunteers
★ French Foreign Legion
★ International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War
★ ''Tercio de Extranjeros'', or ''Tercio'', or Spanish Foreign Legion
★ Rhodesian Light Infantry (initially all-Rhodesian, this unit became the "Foreign Legion" of the Rhodesian Army)
★ Many members of the US Marine Corps are of Latin American and not US nationality. The US Army made extensive use of foreign soldiers, particularly Irish and German, during the nineteenth century.
★ The German Wehrmacht and SS (particularly the Waffen-SS) made extensive use of foreigners during World War II. For more information, see: Europäische Freiwillige, Foreign volunteers and conscripts in the Waffen-SS.
Units of foreign volunteers of specific nationality
American
During both world wars, American volunteers served on the allied side before the USA joined the war.
★ The Lafayette Escadrille in the French Air Force, World War I
★ The Eagle Squadrons in the Royal Air Force, World War II
★ The Flying Tigers in the Chinese Air Force, World War II
★ Before the US entered the war, many Americans joined the Canadian armed forces, especially the RCAF, and served in ordinary Canadian units.
British
★ The British Legions in the South American Wars of Independence.
French
★ Some French emigres who fled to Britain fought in the British Army of the Napoleonic Wars
★ Charlemagne Regiment of the SS fought for Germany in the Second World War
German
★ King's German Legion in the Napoleonic Wars
★ Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil War
Irish
★ The Irish Brigade in the French Army from 1690 and through the eighteenth century.
★ An Irish Legion was part of the British Legions fighting in the South American Wars of Independence
★ St. Patrick's Battalion in the Mexican Army during the Mexican-American War.
★ The Irish Brigade which served on the Union side in the American Civil War in the 1860s
★ Irish commandos in the Boer Army during the Boer War
★ The Irish Brigade which fought on the Nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War
Italian
★ Corpo Truppe Volontarie in the Spanish Civil War.
Nepalese
★ Gurkhas in the British Army.
★ Gorkhas in the Indian Army.
Morrocan
★ Fuerzas Regulares Indígenas in the Spanish Civil War
Polish
★ Polish Lancers and other Polish forces in the Army of Napoleon.
Portugese
★ Legião Viriato in the Spanish Civil War.
Scottish
Scots have a long history of service in the armies of Kings of France since at least the ninth century. The Scottish Guard was formally created by the French King Charles VII in 1422, and existed until the end of the Bourbon Restoration period in 1830.
Spanish
★ The Blue Division of World War II fighting against the USSR.
★ The Blue Legion was formed late in the Second World War out of Blue Division soldiers who refused to leave after Franco required all Spaniards to leave Axis forces.
★ The 9th Armoured Company of the Free French Forces.
Swedish
★ Swedish Voluntary Air Force fighting for the Finnish side in the Winter War
★ Swedish Volunteer Corps fighting for the Finnish side in the Winter War
See also
★ Spanish Civil War and Foreign Involvement
★ Mercenary
★ Europäische Freiwillige of the Second World War
This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.
psst.. try this: add to faves
