Did the French Foreign Legion really employ former SS men to help them fight their war in Indochina (Vietnam)? - Quora
![Vietnam: French Foreign Legion on patrol in Red River Delta, Vietnam, c. 1954. French Foreign Legion on patrol in Red River Delta, Vietnam, during the latter stages of the First Indochina War Vietnam: French Foreign Legion on patrol in Red River Delta, Vietnam, c. 1954. French Foreign Legion on patrol in Red River Delta, Vietnam, during the latter stages of the First Indochina War](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B00YT1/vietnam-french-foreign-legion-on-patrol-in-red-river-delta-vietnam-c-1954-french-foreign-legion-on-patrol-in-red-river-delta-vietnam-during-the-latter-stages-of-the-first-indochina-war-2B00YT1.jpg)
Vietnam: French Foreign Legion on patrol in Red River Delta, Vietnam, c. 1954. French Foreign Legion on patrol in Red River Delta, Vietnam, during the latter stages of the First Indochina War
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