Legion Etrangère - Blood of Heroes

[@argent2020]

That was a bad ass movie. I remembering watching it for the first time in Argentina by 1980-81

[@WI1987]

Their were also Legionnaires using the Lewis gun in "Legionnaire" (1998) with Jean Claude Van Damme. Both movies are set in the Rif War of the 1920s in Morocco which had the Spanish and the French team up to fight Abd el Krim. Osprey's MAA 325 French Foreign Legion 1914 - 45 however does not make any mention of use of Lewis guns; just the Hochkiss and the Chuciat.

[@otakuleatherneck83]

The Legion forever! The blood of heroes in the desert never dries, always forever alive in honor!

[@rudolfkraffzick642]

Who are the heroes? Well, the Legionaires risked and gave their lives. But it took even more courage for the poorly equipped Touaregs to attack them. More Glory for them! And they fought for the better case: Liberation from colonialism.

[@wellers2001]

The Name of this movie is "March or Die". 1976 I believe

[@a5a22406]

One of my favourite movies.

[@MrRockyko]

Yes March or die

[@h7283]

77 y'all

[@h7283]

@@a5a22406 Why?

[@lorigemini33]

One of my very favourites....thanks!

[@florianpierredumont4775]

Berber/Touareg chief : *We have more men than you have bullets.* French's Légion étrangère : *Fix baïonnettes...!* Tribemen : *Oh, shit...*

[@OgYokYok]

I'm not sure if he would have burned his hands off. I'm sure that it would have been pretty hot, but not burning, the large barrel of the Lewis Gun is mostly protecting the cooling fins that come off of the actual barrel. Also, I think they're using the sandbags as a 1st line of defense so they can fall back to another...

[@markknivila8383]

March Or Die! Great movie!

[@ArthurUndBlake]

There is the blood of my great grandfather in this desert. And I'm so proud to have his blood in my veins. "Le lâche accablé d'ans n'a point connu la vie, Qui meurt pour le peuple a vécu."

[@ZuluLifesaBeech-]

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[@lucathai67]

at 3:00 is Terence Hill alias Mario Girotti...he will be 69 years old the 29 march 2009 ...happy birthday Mario !!! I will never forget your best movie "Lo chiamavano Trinita'"

[@dannylanier520]

March or Die is the name of the movie.

[@leondillon8723]

Hackman played a major. Since the officer was not born in France, captain would be the highest rank.

[@teller1290]

People get that wrong, as I used to. You can go beyond captain regardless of nation of birth IF you've been able to take advantage of Legion's French citizenship offer. So, if you're born in Italy, serve in the Legion for 5+ yrs and end up with French citizenship in eight years (five-yr thing not automatic any more, I read), this foreign born Legionnaire can then theoretically advance beyond captain

[@paladinsix9285]

The beginning of the movie is set at the end of the "Great War" (World War One). Some Foreign born officers were promoted beyond Captain, and I don't believe all of them had become French citizens.

[@j.d.peppmeier9041]

Vive la Legion !

[@tvcaptioner]

VIVE LA LEGION ETRANGERE!! When all else fails, pray they are there......

[@ronvk100]

great film and very good action and final battle !!!

[@redcossack245]

Taken from a great movie!

[@DarkPrinceNH5570]

French Foreign Legion? YA >:D I always liked the old school hats or whatever you call them with the covering behind the neck and the boots with the covers over the boots. Still wore it in WW2. RANGERS baby... woooooooooooo.. Legion Rangers?

[@TH3PLA1NP1L0T]

Hey dude not sure if you still use this account but those hats that the Legionnaries use are called Kepi's

[@Briselance]

@TheShart1234 the movie's title is "March or die"

[@sasarasasarasa]

Legio Patria Nostra.

[@Mediatech492]

@JoeZeon100 The movie is called "March or Die"

[@zenonayala9557]

I saw this movie, it was cool then and its cool today!!!!!!

[@MrViolero]

@anet921 The band is called Megadeth!

[@joker9494949494]

@DarkPrinceNH5570 the hats are called "Kepi" and the leggings are called "Puttees" :)

[@JacopoDeBenedictis1983]

The wars are no more fought in open field. Huge battles with infantry and cavalry are gone since a long time ago.

[@sasarasasarasa]

you´re right about the lewis gun but this american design (i think this one is the 47) was used in WW1 by british, french, belgian and russian armies too.

[@sonson4548]

the French Legionaires were the braveful soldiers especially in battle of Dien Bien Phu he he.

[@therubicon]

@Finchy000 J'ai pensé la même chose aussi. Je me souvins alors, la Légion est totalement hardcore!

[@Remaagen]

no, it's March or Die, with Gene Hackman, circa 1977

[@Reynolds323]

nice vid and good music

[@elkarrion]

Legio Patria Nostra La Legion Etrangere Vive La France

[@charlescasey9799]

Vivre le legion

[@Husars]

I love this film

[@castercamber]

Great movie.

[@hollywoodwerewolf]

The senior French Foreign Legion in the movie looked like Gene Hackman. And for a minute I thought I was watching Brendan Fraser's "The Mummy".

[@lucathai67]

Corto Maltese...from the great Hugo Pratt..of course i know his comics , but the Klems story is real , he was awarded to be the Caid of the riff...he died in Guayana in captivity and Abd el Krim was deported from the French and never came back to Marocco.

[@OgYokYok]

Just another thought, how many rounds does the Lewis Gun hold? That dude never reloaded and was shooting for quite a while...

[@chris2bcalvi]

movie's name is march or die..

[@CatalinOprea725]

@Beakle The first machine guns were using small cartridges, the weapons were heavy, so the recoil was reduced

[@paladinsix9285]

You are mistaken. 7.92mm, .303, and larger calibers were common. "Rifle Caliber" cartridges with effective ranges of more than 1,000 meters.

[@261madmike]

You got that right Mac!

[@therubicon]

@Briselance Suspend your disbelief, that actor is a padre now. and just enjoy the film.

[@WEMBLEYNE]

can somebody tell me what movie its that? thx.

[@Mr960silva]

Where can I watch this movie ?

[@DorCarlosFury]

it's amazing film, but complete wrong about the uniforms, on the firtst movie scene they use blue coats and red kepis, at this time they were kahki with adrian hemet. On the desert war they were khaki uniform, klike the JCVD movie Legionarie.

[@dansm1422]

+Carlos de Lima I have a couple of books on the Legion, and they show the uniforms of the Rif War as essentially the same as those worn during WW1, which varied only slightly from the classic Beau Geste uniform.

[@DorCarlosFury]

Dear friend, thank you for your post. I based my opinion on books too. Osprey French Foreingn Legion and Liliane and Fred Funcken uniforms of WWI , anyway is awesome to discussão this subject here. I really admire people that make research. Hope One day meet you persobally. Sorry my horrible english.

[@wonciol]

LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA

[@Digmen1]

Good video thanks But please why don't people who post these videos 1 Tell us the name of the movie or whatever it was from! 2 Tell us the name of the song. 3 Play appropriate music or the original sound track.

[@javier6926]

Perfect timing at 0:16

[@MrHesiode]

@TheShart1234 " Fort Saganne"

[@therubicon]

Soweto's less than a Month Away, are you as Excited as I am? Wait I'm not that excited.. oh well I'll be back in Africa September.

[@TheShart1234]

whats the name of this movie?

[@quebeconsesouvien]

VIVE LA FRANCE La Victoire en chantant !!!

[@Briselance]

EN AVANT LA LEGION !!!

[@pancholom]

Ain't the guy with the Lewis gun Terence Hill?

[@indrianti]

Yup, Terence Hill as "Marco Segrain" (IMDB)

[@pancholom]

Indrianti Muluk used to love his movies with Bud Spencer back when I was a kid

[@lucathai67]

u mention the angel of the death ? Abd El Krim won both Spanish and French...and was helped from a deserter legionaire named "Klems"...ex German officer during the counter offensive of the Artois ! he was awarded caid of the riff and married with the daughter of Abd el krimKlems was captured from the French and died of malaria in the isle of the Devil in Guayana around 1930 ! Paolo Zappa met him just before he died but he could not discovery the real Klems name...

[@Jabthecat]

The music... is it megadeath?

[@Briselance]

00:23 : I didn't know Hotchkiss 1914 machine guns had shoulder rests available.

[@leondillon8723]

The movie is set shortly after WW I (28 Juno 1919). Weapons are modified over the years. In the US Army, I carried a M16A3. Including the XM177, this was the 5th version. The M203 rifle was another.

[@Benswerts]

the beginning of the tune reminds me of the duke nukem tune :) thumbs up ?

[@Briselance]

@wotrabbitfish and the Légion d'Honneur too. ;-)

[@yoghippie]

Legio Patria Nostra. 2REP 2000-2006

[@borja1488]

como se llama la peli amigo?

[@Avgjoe007]

Legio Patria Nostra

[@jimbo271uk]

what film is this from?

[@BruneSixtine]

@Finchy000 No, they would have been all dead unless 5 men ! Check the Battle of Camerone ;) The Legionnaires fought to death.

[@GoDucks.2001]

what movie is this?

[@SaturatedCat]

Funny how the best known and most respected French troops ever weren't french, but foreigners :)

[@crazyawsomestunts1]

what song is this?

[@daynover]

Vive la France!!!

[@CINTERPOL]

the guy with the huge gun iS A BADASSSSSSSS

[@captderichelieu2280]

The shameful shadow from 1940, will never disappeared from the French military history !

[@chris2bcalvi]

french title " il était une fois la Légion" "once upon a time the Légion"

[@annelieseanthony487]

The imposed soundtrack is inappropriate and downright awful!

[@dansm1422]

+Anneliese Anthony agree

[@davidarnold9324]

Yep great movie but that music was simply painful.

[@thecajuncutthroat]

VIVE LA FRANCE

[@DarkPrinceNH5570]

No this is regular Legion of France?

[@wotrabbitfish]

Give that Lewis-gunner the Croix de Guerre!

[@krashly71]

Perhaps the promise of rewards in the afterlife has allowed powerful leaders to lead good men to die for too long. Can any man promise what is to come after death when he himself only believes and does not know? To accept death and fight for the promise of eternal rewards is to accept an assumption. Would any god reward war waged for the power of men over other men? War serves organized religion, yes, but not god. No man has or can know god until he meets him.

[@JSLegoMaster]

hehe, dam the MG08 is the gun that have killed most people in history. In ww2, 600000 soliders were killed just because of that gun. You see its horrible effectivness in this movie. The french m1914 is also good but can only fire short becuase of the low mag (30rds)

[@clio2rsminicup]

it's just a hollywood movie guy and like all hollywood movie few of true reality is respected

[@pancholom]

why is the Legion Etrangère using a german MG08 machine gun?

[@jameljay2183]

captured guns .... current during 20 's

[@pancholom]

***** May be. But for a flying detachment like this, carrying different ammo for the MG would have made little sense from a logistical point of view.

[@jameljay2183]

you know ....yeah .... french army is kind of idiot sometime ...budjet cut ...

[@mongrelpug]

Did the Arab Harkas really attack like that in Algiers-it doesn't seem a really profitable attack strategy

[@sasarasasarasa]

The van damme´s movie it´s a bad remake of this classic: "March or Die" (1977).

[@Litzen2k]

@TheShart1234 Legion Etrangère

[@MrThePsychologist]

what movie?

[@druisteen]

march or die

[@CollinSmith1]

Blood of Heroes by Megadeth

[@BruneSixtine]

@DukoOsshiiKhan I'm just ironic.

[@SmugCanadian]

@Guildou If a person did that in real life their hand holding the barrel would be burned to shit.

[@MrThePsychologist]

what song?

[@antonsarmat1280]

Megadeth - Blood of Heroes

[@GH-fo3zp]

bad ass

[@charlescasey9799]

Mon dieu

[@BruneSixtine]

Great movie ! I like it when the guy with the big gun kill around 30 ninjas on their camels ! :D Legio patria nostra.

[@whiteknightcat]

Ninjas? Seriously?

[@SaturatedCat]

You're trying to speak Dutch? Where, when? Si votre language est le francais, alors je peux vous dire qu'ici, en Flandre, on parle tous 3 ou 4 langues, quand la majorité des francais a des problemes a apprendre une deuxieme langue... The reason why I wrote that comment is because you got all violent and threatening after one remark that was a joke. ^^ And 17 year olds aren't exactly children, I think the proper name is adolescents, quite similar to the french word for it :)

[@erikk123]

or when all else fails, pray the legion accepts you :D

[@Briselance]

@NirexJava Really ?

[@clio2rsminicup]

yea guy its same the mostly incredible false in this hollywood movie lol

[@headcrusher13]

MEGADETH.

[@chadibouali9978]

Les berbère on gagnez

[@robertfogelberg7538]

Could have taken tank with them

[@047Rui]

:)

[@krashly71]

You clearly live in darkness already.

[@jeffkodiac]

@1971petete Better in your dreams perhaps ..

[@DrunkenDeer]

lol the grundge heavy metal/rock when its all supposed to be honrable and prestigious with glamor in uniform in order.

[@nabilschmeisser]

vive le maroc :) alahou akabr !!!