Mixed Nationality Units
- 62nd (Royal American) Regiment of Foot. Composed of 'foreign Protestants'.
- French Foreign Legion
- Hohenlohe Regiment of France during the Bourbon Restoration.
- International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War
- Islamic Legion
- King's African Rifles
- Mahal - non-Israeli volunteers who fought for Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. There is to this day a Mahal program in the Israeli army.
- The SS (particularly the Waffen-SS) made extensive use of foreigners during World War II. For more information, see: Europäische Freiwillige, Foreign volunteers and conscripts in the Waffen-SS.
- Tercio de Extranjeros, or Tercio, or Spanish Legion - prior to 1987 and in the 2000s, after the abandonment of conscription, the Spanish Army is again accepting foreigners from select nationalities. The Legion today accepts male and female native Spanish speakers, mostly from Central American and South American states. Recruits are required to have a valid Spanish residence permit.
- Rhodesian Light Infantry (initially all-Rhodesian, this unit became the "Foreign Legion" of the Rhodesian Army)
- Many members of the US Marine Corps are of Latin American and not US nationality. The US Army made extensive use of foreign soldiers, particularly Irish and German, during the nineteenth century; German Jewish troops were common during World War II. However, many if not most non-American troops in the United States armed forces are usually seeking the expedited United States citizenship that comes with completion of a term of service, and can be seen as aspiring Americans rather than outright foreigners.
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