French Colonial Troops In Wwi 1914 1918 Wwi Documentary

French Colonial Troops In Wwi 1914 1918 Wwi Documentary Youtube Original footage of showing french colonial troops in wwi.also check out my main channel for informative videos about military history, vehicles and weapons:. Creator(s): department of defense. department of the army. office of the chief signal officer. (09 18 1947 02 28 1964) (most recent)series : historical fil.

Wwi 21 April 1918 French Colonial Troops Moving Up To The Line Near A senegalese infantry regiment from french west africa was formed in 1914, and thrown into the battle of the yser, in belgium. one hundred and forty one battalions of senegalese tirailleurs (btss), operational by 1918, would be used, tactically isolated or in groups, across all fronts, including the dardanelles (turkey). Enlist in la coloniale." the troupes coloniales ("colonial troops") or armée coloniale ("colonial army"), commonly called la coloniale, were the colonial troops of the french colonial empire from 1900 until 1961. from 1822 to 1900, these troops were designated as troupes de marine ("marine troops" or just "marines"), and in 1961 they readopted. In 1913, special decrees gave powers to recruit throughout the empire. while figures vary, it can be estimated that 545 240 colonised troops were mobilised, around 437 500 of which were sent to europe. algeria and french west africa (aof) were the imperial territories that provided the most men. algerian tirailleurs, or turcos (turks). The first senegalese tirailleurs were formed in 1857 and served france in a number of wars, including world war i (providing around 200,000 troops, more than 135,000 of whom fought in europe and 30,000 of whom were killed [3]) and world war ii (recruiting 179,000 troops, 40,000 deployed to western europe).