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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Jean Gilles (French Army officer) (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
of glass. On leaving school he was assigned to 24e régiment de tirailleurs sénégalais (24th Regiment Senegalese Infantry) and took part in the Rif War...
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Marcel Bigeard (category Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France))
color of the 1st Tonkin Tirailleurs Regiment (French: 1er Régiment de Tirailleurs Tonkinois) which was decorated by the croix de guerre with palm. On November...
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