Quote Originally Posted by AggonyDuck
Well the six original divisions of the BEF were definately elite. Well trained and motivated professionals.
Indeed, they were perhaps the finest force ever fielded by any of the nations during the entire war. Their heroic stemming of the German tide sweeping through belgium was instrumental in helping to save Paris.

@ The Stranger
not just french but from all countries.
i know many elites from the archaic times till the 19th century and i know many ww2 elites. the rest is quite lacking
The Lafayette Escadrille was actually made up of American Pilots under the command of a French officer, all flying French aircraft.
Richtofen's Flying Circus was a German unit made up of pilots who were hand-picked, first by Oswald Bolke, then by Baron Manfred Von Richtofen after Bolke's death in an air to air collision caused by Richtofen. One of its members was none other than Hermann Goering, of later infamy.