![French foreign legion pioneers march during Bastille Day parade in Paris July 14, 2007. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy French foreign legion pioneers march during Bastille Day parade in Paris July 14, 2007. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D27NGP/french-foreign-legion-pioneers-march-during-bastille-day-parade-in-paris-july-14-2007-reutersmal-langsdon-france-2D27NGP.jpg)
French foreign legion pioneers march during Bastille Day parade in Paris July 14, 2007. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy
![Pioneers of the Foreign Legion, with beard, ax, and traditional leather apron 451 x 300 : r/MilitaryPorn Pioneers of the Foreign Legion, with beard, ax, and traditional leather apron 451 x 300 : r/MilitaryPorn](https://i.redd.it/imnwm6n2cub81.jpg)
Pioneers of the Foreign Legion, with beard, ax, and traditional leather apron 451 x 300 : r/MilitaryPorn
![Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion march on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade on July 14, 2021 in Paris. (Photo by Michel Euler/Pool via AFP Photo) - r/uniformporn Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion march on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade on July 14, 2021 in Paris. (Photo by Michel Euler/Pool via AFP Photo) - r/uniformporn](https://libredd.it/img/amukd3fc7ib71.jpg)
Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion march on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade on July 14, 2021 in Paris. (Photo by Michel Euler/Pool via AFP Photo) - r/uniformporn
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French foreign legion pioneers march during Bastille Day parade in Paris July 14, 2007. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy
![Tom Antonov on Twitter: "They wear the leather apron and the axe in memory of the old regiments in charge of carrying out the sapping operations during sieges. The wearing of a Tom Antonov on Twitter: "They wear the leather apron and the axe in memory of the old regiments in charge of carrying out the sapping operations during sieges. The wearing of a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6AkSmXXIAIDpj5.jpg)