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    The 16th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment (16e Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais, 16e RTS) was a Senegalese Tirailleurs regiment of the French Army. It...
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    The Senegalese Tirailleurs (French: Tirailleurs Sénégalais) were a corps of colonial infantry in the French Army. They were initially recruited from Senegal...
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    Tirailleurs (1919) 4th Regiment of Zouaves and Tirailleurs (1919) 1st Regiment of Moroccan Tirailleurs (1949) 1st Regiment of Senegalese Tirailleurs (1913)...
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    The 24th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment (24e régiment de tirailleurs sénégalais, 24e RTS), was a Senegalese tirailleurs regiment of the French army which...
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  • Colonial Infantry Regiment (2e Regiment d’Infanterie Coloniale, 2e RIC) 16th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment (16e Regiment de Tirailleurs Senegalais, 16e...
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    stationed in Ariège, the 16th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment, the 22nd Colonial Infantry Regiment and the 30th Senegalese Tirailleurs March Battalion. He...
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    Between October, 1930 and August, 1931, he served in the 16th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment (16th RTS) in Cahors. He was sent to Morocco with the 5th RTS...
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    politician had been in his life. The analogy was made with the Senegalese Tirailleurs who, after having contributed to the liberation of France, had to...
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  • I/17th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment Sector Reserve V/1st Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment III/29th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment I/16th Tunisian Tirailleur Regiment...
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    August 1917, being assigned to the cadet student platoon of the 16th Infantry Regiment stationed at Montbrison, as part of the promotion "de Saint-Odile...
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  • Free France. The Marching Regiment of Tchad, created in July 1943 from the Senegalese Tirailleurs of Tchad, was the first Regiment of Free France, and illustrated...
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    an unknown number of black prisoners of war from the 12th Senegalese Tirailleurs regiment in mid-June 1940. It is estimated that, of the 40,000 black...
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    Red One" Division (Maj. Gen. Terry Allen) 16th Infantry Regiment 18th Infantry Regiment 26th Infantry Regiment 1st Armored Division (Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward)...
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    joined the colonial army were assigned to Senegalese units during this period, such as the Senegalese Tirailleurs. They served with distinction during both...
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    6th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment 6e RTS, whose color guard regimental colors were entrusted and transferred to the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment 21e...
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    African Senegalese Tirailleurs whom they had captured as prisoners of war during the invasion). He also commanded up to 1941 the Rifle Regiment No.86,...
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    Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion, R.M.L.E. Russian Legion Battalion 12th Malagazy Tirailleurs Regiment 2nd Moroccan Brigade 7th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment...
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    on Cameroon. He then led a force consisting of the 13e DBLE and Senegalese Tirailleurs against Gabon, whose local leader supported Vichy France. The Battle...
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    troops were part of light infantry RTMs (Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains) for the "Moroccan Sharpshooters Regiment". As a French protectorate, Bizerte,...
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    infantry (tirailleurs) and cavalry (spahis), French Foreign Legion, Troupes de marine infantry and artillery units (both French and Senegalese). The whole...
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  • Foreign Legion) Batallion de Marche 3 (3rd provisional battalion of Senegalese tirailleurs) 3e Cie du 1er bataillon d' infanterie de marine (3rd Company, 1st...
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  • Annet led about 8,000 troops: about 6,000 Malagasy tirailleurs, and most of the others, Senegalese. He had 1,500–3,000 Vichy troops around Diego-Suarez...
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    troops from Metropolitan, Algerian, Senegalese and Foreign Legion units, as well as Moroccan regulars (tirailleurs) and auxiliaries (goumiers). With total...
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  • Foreign Legion) Batallion de Marche 3 (3rd provisional battalion of Senegalese tirailleurs) 3e Cie du 1er bataillon d' infanterie de marine (3rd Company 1st...
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    they were liberated by advancing Allied forces. At least 3,000 Senegalese Tirailleurs were murdered after being taken prisoner. While in captivity, 24...
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    women and children, were raped by Goumiers. French Senegalese troops too, known as Senegalese Tirailleurs, who landed on the island of Elba on 17 June 1944...
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