Foreign Legion - Recruits put to the test

The reputation of the French Foreign Legion is both legendary and notorious. Every day, men from all over the world come to the legion's barracks in Aubagne. Often, they're looking for a second chance in life. But they have no idea what awaits them. Since 1831, the Légion étrangère, or Foreign...

42 min - War & Military - DW Documentary

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