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Old 01-09-2011, 12:25 PM
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I notice you left out Spain. Spain has the Legión Española, La Legión (Spanish Legión, , formerly Spanish Foreign Legion) and the Fuerzas Regulares Ind*genas ("Indigenous Regular Forces"), known simply as the Regulares (Regulars) in it's army. Here is what I came up with for both.

The Spanish Foreign Legion, formerly the Spanish Legion, is an elite unit; designated as General Reserve, of the Spanish Army. Founded as the Tercio de Extranjeros ("Foreigners Regiment"), it was originally intended as a Spanish equivalent of the French Foreign Legion, but in practice it recruited almost exclusively Spaniards and after 1987 it stopped accepting foreigners altogether and changed its name to the Spanish Legion. But, by start of the Twilight War the Spanish Army had again accepted foreigners from select nationalities. Included were: male and female native Spanish speakers, mostly from Central American and South American countries.

"Plus ultra" Brigade de la Légion
The Plus Ultra Brigade, or Brigada Hispanoamericana, is a military contingent of mixed personnel from Spain (800 troops), the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (about 1,700 troops), which was commissioned to support US troops in the Persian Gulf front during the Twilight War, with the brigade deploying in July 1996. The brigade's name is a reference to Plus Ultra, the national motto of Spain. All the battalions were equipped and transported by the U.S. military, and received some specific training in Canada prior to their arrival in the Gulf.
Units:
  • Bandera de quartier général (Headquarters Battalion)
  • VII “Teniente Coronel Valenzuela” Bandera, 3rd “Juan de Austria” Tercio (Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion)
  • V “Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba” Bandera, 2nd “Duque de Alba” Tercio (Infantry Battalion)
  • II “Carlos I” Bandera, 1st “Gran Capitán” Tercio (Infantry Battalion)
  • II Bandera de artiller*a de la Légion (Artillery Battalion)
  • II Bandera log*stico de la Légion (Logistics Battalion)

“Rey Alfonso XIII” Brigade de la Légion
The Rey Alfonso XIII Brigade of the Legion was created in 1995 from operational units of the Spanish Legion, along with support units from the dissolved 23rd Brigade. It receives its name in tribute to the grandfather of H.M. King Juan Carlos I, who with his signature sanctioned the Royal Decree creating the Legion. The Brigade was the largest unit of the Legion, until the creation of the “Plus ultra" Brigade. It is under the command of a General de brigada (Brigade General), in addition to its operational command, is responsible for development, maintenance and respect for traditions of the entire body of the Legion.
Units:
  • Bandera de quartier général (Headquarters Battalion)
  • VII “Cristobal Colon” Bandera, 3rd “Juan de Austria” Tercio (Armoured Battalion )
  • X “Millan Astray” Bandera, 4th “Alejandro Farnesio” Tercio (Infantry Battalion )
  • IV “Cristo de Lepanto” Bandera, 2nd “Duque de Alba” Tercio (Infantry Battalion)
  • I “Casa de Borgoña” Bandera, 1st “Gran Capitán” Tercio (Infantry Battalion)
  • I Bandera de artiller*a de la Légion (Artillery Battalion)
  • I Bandera log*stico de la Légion (Logistics Battalion)

Bandera de operaciones especiales de la legión, 4th “Alejandro Farnesio” Tercio
The BOEL, as they are known as, is the Spanish Legion "Special" unit. The battalion consists of about 500 men and is deployed as long range reconnaissance companies attached to the 1st Armoured Division “Brunete”, the 2nd Motorized Division “Guzman El Bueno, the 3rd Mechanized Division “Maestrazgo”, the 4th Mountain Division “Urgel”, and the 5th Mountain Division “Navarra”

Regulares Ind*genas Infanter*a ligera Brigade
The Regulares Ind*genas is the name commonly used to designate the volunteer infantry and cavalry units of the Spanish Army recruited in Spanish Morocco. The Regulares were first raised in 1911 as a "batallón ind*gena" of infantry. Their formation came at a time when Spain was expanding into the Moroccan hinterland from the long held coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. From 1914 to 1922 the Regulares were expanded in numbers to five "Grupos" (Groups) based respectively in Melilla, Tetuan, Ceuta, Alhucemas and Larache. While they remained predominantly infantry, recognition of Moroccan skills as horsemen led to the establishment of cavalry "tabores" (squadrons). With the independence of Morocco in 1956 the majority of the Moroccan personnel of the Regulares, numbering about 10,000, were transferred to the newly raised Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. Spain however retained the historic enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta and as a result the Grupos of Tetuan, Melilla, Ceuta and Alhucemas remained in existence as part of the two garrisons, while the cavalry units were disbanded. As part of a wider reorganisation of the Spanish Army in 1996, the existing the Grupos of Tetuan, Melilla, Ceuta and Alhucemas were amalgamated into the new 52nd Regulares Light Infantry Regiment “Melilla” and the 54th Regulares Light Infantry Regiment “Ceuta”.
Units:
  • Bandera de quartier général (Headquarters Battalion)
  • Regimiento de Infanter*a Ligera Regulares de Melilla n.º 52 (52nd Regulars Light Infantry Regiment “Melilla”)
  • Regimiento de Infanter*a Ligera Regulares de Ceuta n.º 54 (54th Regulars Light Infantry Regiment “Ceuta”)
  • I Compañ*a log*stico de la Regulares Ind*genas Infanter*a ligera Brigade (Logistics Company)
  • I Señala la Compañ*a de la Regulares Ind*genas Infanter*a ligera Brigade (Signals Company)
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