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The French Expeditionary Corps (FEC) (French: Corps Expéditionnaire Français, CEF), also known as the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy (FECI) (French: Corps Expéditionaire Français en Italie, CEFI), was an expeditionary force of the French Liberation Army formed in 1943. The corps participated in the Italian Campaign of World War II ...
These were committed mainly by the Moroccan Goumiers, colonial troops of the French Expeditionary Corps (FEC), [1] commanded by General Alphonse Juin, and mostly targeted civilian women and girls (as well as a few men and boys) in the rural areas of Southern Lazio, between Naples and Rome. Mass rapes continued across all the campaign including ...
There have been several French Expeditionary Corps (French Corps expéditionnaire [français]): Expeditionary Corps of the Orient [Corps expéditionnaire d'Orient, CEO] (1915), during World War I; Expeditionary Corps of the Dardanelles [Corps expéditionnaire des Dardanelles, CED] (1915–16), during World War I
During the assembly of the 1st Free French Division (1 re DFL), beginning of 1943, the DBLE disappeared as far as a troop corps and the three constituting units (1 er BLE, 2 e BLE and the anti-tank company) were incorporated into the 1st Brigade of the Division. Charles de Gaulle inspecting the 13th Demi-Brigade in Rome, Italy, 28 June 1944
The French Far East Expeditionary Corps numbered some 190,000, including 10,000 serving in the French Air Force and 5,000 in the French Navy. The French occupied most of the country, but the Việt Minh held considerable portions of the countryside that allowed quick and easy access to various crucial points should the need arise.
The French Far East Expeditionary Corps (French: Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient, CEFEO) was a colonial expeditionary force of the French Union Army that was initially formed in French Indochina in 1945 during the Pacific War. The CEFEO later fought and lost in the First Indochina War against the communist Viet Minh rebels.
Groupement Mobile No. 100 ("Group Mobile 100" or G.M. 100) was a regimental task force unit of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps which was assembled as a convoy. It included the elite veteran UN Bataillon de Corée who fought in the Korean War at Chipyong-ni, Wonju and Heartbreak Ridge.
The 4th Moroccan Mountain Division (French: 4 e Division marocaine de montagne, 4 e DMM) was an infantry division of the Army of Africa (French: Armée d'Afrique) which participated in World War II. Created in Morocco following the liberation of French North Africa , the division fought in Corsica, Italy, metropolitan France, and Germany.