White Legion (Zaire)

White Legion
Légion Blanc
Active	January 14 – late March/early April, 1997
Allegiance	Zaire
Size	276 mercenaries
Engagements	First Congo War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Christian Tavernier Colonel Jugoslav Petrušić Lieutenant Milorad Pelemiš
Aircraft flown
Attack	Soko J-21 Jastreb Soko G-2 Galeb
Attack helicopter	Mil Mi-24
Reconnaissance	Pilatus PC-6B Turbo-Porter
Transport	Hawker Siddeley Andover Antonov An-26

The White Legion was a mercenary unit during the First Congo War (1996–97) employed on the side of Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko. This group of several hundred men, mostly from former Yugoslavia, was given the task of defending the city of Kisangani and training Zairean troops. This effort was largely unsuccessful and in mid-March 1997 the mercenaries left the country.