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  2. Troupes coloniales - Wikipedia

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    The precise meaning of the terms "colonial troops", "colonial army", marine troops or "troops of the French colonies" has changed several times since the 18th century: During the 18th and early 19th centuries "marine infantry" was the title used to identify French troops stationed permanently in France's various overseas territories.

  3. French colonial flags - Wikipedia

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    The flags with the French flag in the canton, which on many occasions were already existing flags without the tricolour, resembled the British colonial flags, which originated as defacements of the British ensigns, which have the British Union Jack in the canton, and a red, white or blue fly.

  4. List of French flags - Wikipedia

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    The French Society of Vexillology is the authority on the flying of flags in France and maintains the only official register of flags for the country. [1] It was established in 1985 and as part of the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques operates under the authority of the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation .

  5. French colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    French colonial troops, led by Colonel Alfred-Amédée Dodds, a Senegalese mulatto, conquered and annexed Dahomey in 1894. French conservatives had been denouncing the assimilationist policies as products of a dangerous liberal fantasy.

  6. Military history of France during World War II - Wikipedia

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    French and British troops sharing Christmas drinks at Kedange-sur-Canner, near Metz, 21 December 1939 Internment of French troops in Switzerland, June 1940. France had lots of armed forces in World War II, in part due to the German occupation. In 1940, General Maurice Gamelin commanded the French Army, headquartered in Vincennes on the ...

  7. Colonial Army Corps - Wikipedia

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    The Colonial Army Corps, originally the Army Corps of Colonial Troops, is a unit of the French Army established by decree on June 11, 1901. It was composed of units from the Colonial Troops stationed in mainland France.

  8. 2nd Colonial Infantry Division (France) - Wikipedia

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    2nd Colonial Divisionary Artillery Regiment; 202nd Colonial Heavy Artillery Regiment; The Division was first stationed in the Alps, but later moved to the North, where it fought in the Seine and Loire regions. The Division was disbanded after the capitulation of the French Army in June 1940.

  9. Army of the Levant - Wikipedia

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    The regular French troops consisted of four battalions of the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6 e REI (according to Dentz, these were the best troops available to the Vichy French command) and three battalions of the 24th Colonial Infantry Regiment (French regulars enlisted for overseas service).