A Hungarian in the French- Indochina War
Article about: Hi all. This stunning photograph was a random junk shop find when I was in Budapest last week. I have a habit of grabbing military photos that take my fancy if they are the right price and I
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That's an interesting find. It's well known of course that the French Foreign Legion ranks were swelled post WW2 with former Wehrmacht and SS troopers who had their own reasons for leaving Europe for a spell. A Hungarian with his country under Soviet control could quite likely see the legion as a good option. Of course these were seasoned troops who in the Indo China war were some of the best the French had.
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lebus12
I ask on a French Forum.
Tres bien. Merci
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So, they say his old unity was the 3 REI, because the badge is on the shoulder.
The actual unity is on the right pocket....
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Very interesting, thank you. I can see that there is something on the right pocket, its a shame it cant be seen.
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