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Milice member guarding Resistance PoWs wearing a German Army Wound Badge (indicating previous service with a German Army unit) and armed with a Spanish copy of the Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver, chambered in 8mm French Ordnance. Milice troops (known as miliciens) wore a blue uniform jacket and trousers, a brown shirt and a wide blue beret.
The Franc-Garde (English: Free Guard) was the armed wing of the French Milice (Militia), operating alone or alongside German forces in major battles against the Maquis from late 1943 to August 1944. History
Horse carabinier's uniform before 1809 Horse carabinier as of 1809. The corps of Carabiniers was a group of heavy cavalry originally created by Louis XIV.From 1791 to 1809, their uniforms consisted of a blue coat with a blue piped red collar, red cuffs, lapels and turnbacks with white grenades, red epaulettes with edged white straps, red cuff flaps for the 1st Regiment, blue piped red for the ...
French Army Components Structure List of current regiments Army Light Aviation Armoured Cavalry Troupes de marine French Foreign Legion Chasseurs alpins Administration Chief of Army Staff Equipment Modern Equipment Personnel Army ranks History Military history of France Awards Croix de Guerre Médaille militaire Légion d'honneur
French English translation OF-2 Capitaine: Captain: In command of a company (French: compagnie) of infantry, a squadron (French: escadron) of cavalry or a battery (French: batterie) of artillery. OF-1 Lieutenant: Lieutenant: Commands a platoon (French: section) of infantry, a troop (French: peloton) of cavalry, or a brigade of the Gendarmerie ...
Pages in category "French military uniforms" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bigeard cap; C.
The French State's L.V.F. and the Milice merged to become a full division of the German army. The division's name is a reference to the Frankish emperor Charlemagne, seen as an important Germanic figure in French history. [24] [page needed]
By contrast, the Milice continued to collaborate and its members were subject to reprisals after the Liberation. Vichy French colonial forces were reduced following the terms of the Armistice. Yet Clayton writes that German aims in Africa were in 1940 best served by continued French administration rather than intrusions by Spain or Italy.