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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
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Bearded members of the French Foreign Legion carry axes as they descend the Champs Elysees in Paris during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2010. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon (FRANCE -
Unseen Waterloo- The Conflict Revisited - A beard and an axe. French sappers were beasts of men, hand chosen from the ranks of Grenadiers. They carried an axe and wore leather aprons.
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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
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To the guy with the danish frogmen here's the french legion. mandatory beard plus axe for +50 viking power - 9GAG
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