Tercio "Juan de Austria" No. 3 of the Legion

The Tercio "Don Juan de Austria" 3º of the Legion is a regiment of the Spanish Legion. Its headquarters is in Almería. The Tercio "Juan de Austria" No. 3 of the Legion was raised on 1 January 1940 in Spanish Protectorate of Morocco. Today it consists of two battalions:

  • Protected Infantry Bandera "Valenzuela" VII/3
  • Protected Infantry Bandera "Colón" VIII/3

The 3rd Tercio "Don Giovanni d'Austria", of the Spanish Legion was created on 1º January 1940 in Larache in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco, with the VII and IX Bandera from the 2nd Tercio "Duque de Alba", and from the VIII Bandera of the 1st Tercio "Gran Capitan".

In the magazine's list of January 1º 1940 included 85 officers, 111 non-commissioned officers and 2,523 soldiers for a total of 2719.

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