He was called for National Service from 1941-51, when he served in Malaya with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Under the command of LtCol Millán Astray and Comandante Francisco Franco, the Spanish Foreign Legion developed into a formidable force, led by Astray's belief that 'to die in combat is the greatest honour.' Although the detachment at Málaga was transferred away, each year a platoon of legionaries returns to march in the Holy Week procession with the Christ of the Good Death, a life-size effigy of Christ Crucified, adopted by the legion as Patron in the 1920s. Formerly the Legion did its marchpasts in the same way as the rest of the Spanish Armed Forces, today, all officers and the colour guards only do a hand salute and eyes right when marching past. You will be able to object to this processing on the next page and in all our communications. Prospect subscribers have full access to all the great content on our website, including our entire archive. This is the same process as in the rest of units in the Spanish army. IMA considers all antique guns offered on our website as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. Please try again. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Together with the Regulares (Moorish colonial troops), the legion made up the Spanish Army of Africa. The regiment's initial location was at the Cuartel del Rey en Ceuta on the Plaza de Colón. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Plus: How can museums acknowledge the sins of the past while keeping faith with trusted institutions? The Spanish Legion is now mostly used in NATO peacekeeping missions. Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns manufactured prior to 1899. Inspired by the French example and what he understood of Japanese samurais’ bushidō code, Millán-Astray wrote up a “Legionary Creed” of tireless duty, bodily hardness, unconditional friendship, and combat to the deadly end. It was established in 1831. In 1920 Spain was facing a major rebellion in the Protectorate of Spanish Morocco, led by the able Rif leader Abd el-Krim. Basic training lasts four months and takes place in Cáceres or Cádiz. As a tribute to the old Tercios the Legion coat of arms features, besides the crown, weapons used by the soldiers of these units - the musket, halberd and crossbow. It looks like you are a Prospect subscriber. The book covers The Legion from it formation in 1920 during the Rif War (Spanish Morocco) up to the present day. Before it became the legion's official march, Le Madelon and Tercios Heroicos (Heroic Tercios) by Francisco Calles and Antonio Soler were its official march past tunes.