There were marked differences between the idealistic volunteers of 1914 and the hardened men of the old Legion , making assimilation difficult .
Many young foreigners volunteered for the Foreign Legion when the war broke out in 1914 .
There were marked differences between the idealistic volunteers of 1914 and the hardened men of the old Foreign Legion , making assimilation difficult .
Many young foreigners volunteered for the Foreign Legion when the war broke out in 1914 .