3rd Legion Tercio "Don Juan de Austria"


The 3rd Legion Tercio "Don Juan de Austria" is a regiment of the Spanish Legion. Its headquarters are in Almería. The 3rd Tercio "Don Juan of Austria", of the Spanish Legion was created on 1 January 1940 in Spanish Protectorate of Morocco.

Structure

The War Band of the King Alfonso XIII Light Infantry Brigade is the military band of the entire brigade, currently under the operational command of the 3rd legion and under the direction of Fernando Lizana Lozano. It was the first legionnaire musical formation, being created in 1920. During the Civil War, it was the largest music band that the Tercio has had in its entire history with almost 150 instrumentalists. In1950, another band was formed when the IV Third was founded. In 1981, the band of the legion was transferred to Ronda and, finally, in 1995 the War Band was created in the Legion Brigade. In 1954, these formations were dissolved to create a single 90-place band attached to the second 3rd Legion, which had a long history until 1989, when it disappeared, becoming the band of the Military Government of Ceuta.

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