Legion
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'''Legion''' may refer to:
==Armed forces==
===Military units===
* [[Roman legion|Roman Legion]]
* The [[Theban Legion]] – a Roman Legion whose members, under a long-lasting tradition, were massacred for their Christian belief
* [[Legion of the United States]], an early United States land force
* [[Hampton's Legion]], a combined arms force of the [[Confederate States Army]] recruited and led by [[Wade Hampton III]] in the [[American Civil War]].
* [[Foreign legion]]
* [[Nauvoo Legion]], a militia playing a significant part in early [[Mormon]] history
* The [[Arab Legion]] (''al-Jaysh al-Arabī'') was the regular army of [[Transjordan]], predecessor of the present [[Jordanian Army]].
* [[Condor Legion]], unit of "volunteers" from the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Luftwaffe]] serving with the [[Spain under Franco|Nationalist]] side during the [[Spanish Civil War]].
* [[International Legion]] - founded by [[Garibaldi]]
* [[Mickiewicz's Legion]] - Polish exiles fighting in 1848 Italy
===Awards===
* [[Légion d'honneur]] (France)
* [[Philippine Legion of Honor]]
* [[Legion of Merit]] (USA)
===Veterans' organizations===
* [[American Legion]], an organization of United States veterans
* [[Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States]], a post-Civil War fraternity of loyal service members
* [[American Legion Auxiliary]], a woman's service organization affiliated with the American Legion
* [[The Royal British Legion]]
* [[Royal Canadian Legion]]
===Ships===
* ''[[HMS Legion (1914)]]'', a Royal Navy ship sunk in 1921
* ''[[HMS Legion (G74)]]'', a Royal Navy ship sunk in 1941
* ''[[USS American Legion (AP-35)]]''
===Battles===
* [[Battle of the City of Legion]]
==Pop culture==
===Games===
* [[Legions (Magic: The Gathering)|Legions (''Magic: The Gathering'')]]
* ''[[Legion Arena]]'', a computer game released in 2005
* ''[[Legion: The Legend of Excalibur]]'', a Playstation 2 game released in 2002
* [[Alpha Legion]] in the [[fictional universe]] of ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''
* A recurring enemy in the ''[[Castlevania#Enemies|Castlevania]]'' video game series
* Legion, central villain of the 1999 video game [[Shadow Man (video game)|Shadow Man]]
* LEGION, the Nod AI seen from the player's perspective in [[Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath]]
===Film and television===
* [[Legion the monster]], seen in the film ''Gamera 2: Attack of Legion''
* [[Legion of Super Heroes (animated series)]], inspired by the DC Comics superhero team
* [[Legion (Law & Order: CI Episode)]]
* [[Legion (Red Dwarf episode)]]
===Literature and comic books===
* ''[[Legion (novel)|Legion]]'', a novel by William Peter Blatty
* [[Legion of Super-Heroes]], a DC comics superhero team
* ''[[L.E.G.I.O.N.]]'', a DC Comics title.
* [[Legion (Marvel Comics)|Legion]], an antihero in Marvel Comics.
* [[Legion (DC Comics)|Legion]], a supervillain in DC Comics.
* [[Ghostbusters: Legion]], a comic book series.
* [[Legion of Space Series]], science fiction series by [[Jack Williamson]].
* [[The Legion of Space]], a novel in the [[Legion of Space Series]] by [[Jack Williamson]].
* [[The Legion of Time]], stories by [[Jack Williamson]].
* [[Legion (Warhammer 40,000)]], a Horus Heresy novel by Dan Abnett, published by Black Library (Games Workshop).
* [[Legion (play)|Legion]] a play by [[Hal Corley]].
* Legion, a one-shot horror comic written by Salvador Sanz and published by IDW
* "The Misplaced Legion", "An Emperor for the Legion", "The Legion of Videssos" and "The Swords of the Legion" - a [[fantasy]] series by [[Harry Turtledove]] known collectively as "The Videssos Cycle".
===Music===
* ''[[Legion (album)|Legion]]'', an album by Deicide
* [[Legion (musician)|Legion]], Swedish vocalist of black metal
* [[Legion Records]]
* "Legion" is a song by [[VNV Nation]] from the album ''Empires''.
* "Legion" is a song by [[Junkie XL]] from the album [[Big Sounds of the Drags]].
* ''[[Legion (band)|Legion]]'', a New Zealand Thrash Metal Band
* [[The Legion (band)|Legion]], a hardcore rap group out of the Bronx, New York, USA.
==Places==
* [[Legion Field]], a stadium in Birmingham, Alabama
* [[Legion Park]], a stadium in Great Falls, Montana
* [[Legion Sports Complex]], a complex in Wilmington, North Carolina
* [[Legion Stadium]], the main stadium in the Legion Sports Complex
* [[Legion State Park]]
* [[Colchester Legion Stadium]], a stadium in Truro, Nova Scotia
==Other==
* A number 3,000-6,000
* [[Legion (biology)]]
* [[Legion (demon)]] (also The Gadarene demon) in the New Testament
* [[Legion (software)]], a computer software system
* [[Legion Interactive]], an Australian telecommunications company
* [[Racine Legion]], an American football team
* The Romanian version of a [[fascist]] movement, the [[Iron Guard]], was founded as the "[[Legion of the Archangel Michael]]"
** [[Legionary Romania]] or [[National Legionary State]], terms used sometimes for the period of Romanian history when the above dominated the country's politics
** ''"Legionnairism"'', fascist idelogy professed by far-right Romanians claiming heritage of the above (see [[Noua Dreaptă]]).
* [[Legionary ant]] or [[Army ant]], particularly aggressive types of [[ant]]
* [[Legion of Christ]] (contemporary religious organization)
* [[Legion of Mary]] ([[Latin language|Latin]]: ''Legio Mariae''), an association of [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[laity]]
* [[Legionella]]
==See also==
* [[My name is Legion]]
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