: a part of the French Army that is made up of soldiers who are not French
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Stroock was married to Emmy-winning writer-producer Leonard B. Stern (Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, The Phil Silvers Show, The Honeymooners, Get Smart and much more) from 1956 until his death in 2011 at age 87.—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024 After an interview and a perfunctory medical exam, they are put on a waiting list for one of two main destinations for Latin American fighters — the Foreign Legion or the Carpathian Sich 49th Infantry Battalion.—Isayen Herrera, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023 Her only memory of her husband’s Ukrainian service is a box with the flags of Ukraine and the Foreign Legion, which was delivered with his body.—Isayen Herrera, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023 But a smaller group has joined the Foreign Legion on the side of Ukraine, according to legion members.—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
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