In the afternath of the « Dakar Affair », Governor gênerai Boisson tries following the orders of Vichy, to reconstitute in the AOF important armed forces with the capabilities to defend " against anybody ". Even Sudan is part of this plan, however, the enrolment is not efficient because of disastrous health problems and of a negative reaction from the local populations. When in 1943 the AOF joins " Free France ", the war effort remains at much lower levels than in 1939-40, in terms of manpower, of training of armament.Après l'affaire de Dakar, le gouverneur général Boisson s'attache, sur ordre de Vichy, à reconstituer en AOF une importante force armée capable de la défendre « contre quiconque ». Le Soudan est mis à contribution, mais la con...
In June 1940, having accepted the defeat of France and ready to collaborate with the Third Reich, Ma...
International audienceDuring the summer of 1944 most of France has been liberated. The French provis...
From 1919 to 1940, The Senegalese Infantry Corps firmly established itself within the colonial army....
In the afternath of the « Dakar Affair », Governor gênerai Boisson tries following the orders of Vic...
In the French West Indies, admiral Robert tried to lead a relatively autonomous policy until 1943. H...
Sixty thousand Sudanese were conscripted between mobilization and the cease-fire, while four thousan...
En 1940, le protectorat des îles Wallis et Futuna conserve des liens avec Vichy alors que les autres...
Ce livre prend pour objet les représentations d’un massacre colonial, la répression sanglante de tir...
Aujourd’hui encore, les armées africaines jouent un rôle disproportionné et ambigu, s’arrogeant le d...
In the eyes of the French military command, the training of its officers was a central issue through...
Largement composée de volontaires qui n’ont cessé de combattre depuis juin 1940, la 1re division fra...
En nombre d’affaires, l’apogée de la répression de l’avortement se situe à la Libération et non sous...
Après la défaite française de juin 1940, les populations d’A.O.F., placées dans la mouvance de Vichy...
In 1918, France requested of her African territories their greatest recruiting effort since the begi...
Par la nature de ses fonctions aux frontières et sa militarisation partielle en temps de guerre, l’a...
In June 1940, having accepted the defeat of France and ready to collaborate with the Third Reich, Ma...
International audienceDuring the summer of 1944 most of France has been liberated. The French provis...
From 1919 to 1940, The Senegalese Infantry Corps firmly established itself within the colonial army....
In the afternath of the « Dakar Affair », Governor gênerai Boisson tries following the orders of Vic...
In the French West Indies, admiral Robert tried to lead a relatively autonomous policy until 1943. H...
Sixty thousand Sudanese were conscripted between mobilization and the cease-fire, while four thousan...
En 1940, le protectorat des îles Wallis et Futuna conserve des liens avec Vichy alors que les autres...
Ce livre prend pour objet les représentations d’un massacre colonial, la répression sanglante de tir...
Aujourd’hui encore, les armées africaines jouent un rôle disproportionné et ambigu, s’arrogeant le d...
In the eyes of the French military command, the training of its officers was a central issue through...
Largement composée de volontaires qui n’ont cessé de combattre depuis juin 1940, la 1re division fra...
En nombre d’affaires, l’apogée de la répression de l’avortement se situe à la Libération et non sous...
Après la défaite française de juin 1940, les populations d’A.O.F., placées dans la mouvance de Vichy...
In 1918, France requested of her African territories their greatest recruiting effort since the begi...
Par la nature de ses fonctions aux frontières et sa militarisation partielle en temps de guerre, l’a...
In June 1940, having accepted the defeat of France and ready to collaborate with the Third Reich, Ma...
International audienceDuring the summer of 1944 most of France has been liberated. The French provis...
From 1919 to 1940, The Senegalese Infantry Corps firmly established itself within the colonial army....