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After the end of World War II, Moroccan troops formed part of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps engaged in the First Indochina War from 1946 to 1954. The Spanish Army also made extensive use of Moroccan troops recruited in the Spanish Protectorate, during both the Rif War of 1921–26 and the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39.
Moroccan anti-occupation nationalist movements gained momentum in Morocco during World War II against the French and Spanish occupation of Morocco. [6] Nationalists in Spanish Morocco created the 'National Reform Party' and the 'Moroccan Unity Movement', which united during the war and were common vehicles for Fascist propaganda. [ 6 ]
Modern equipment of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces is a list of equipment currently in service with the Royal Moroccan Army.Sources are the United States Excess Defense Articles (EDA) database, [1] UNROCA [2],INSS Israel's Middle East Military Balance, [3] World Small Arms Inventory, [4] SIPRI Trade registers [5] and the Military Balance in the Middle East by CSIS, [6] and Army-Guide.
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.
The 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (French: 2 e Division d'Infanterie Marocaine, 2 e DIM) 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 Italy, metropolitan France and in Germany.
Spahi uniform, today: 2006 pattern parade uniform for a maréchal des logis of the 1st Spahi Regiment, again with distinctive burnous Spahis ( French pronunciation: [spa.i] ) were light-cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the Arab and Berber populations of Algeria , Tunisia and Morocco .
By the end of the World War II, Moroccan troops took part of the French Expeditionary Force engaged in the First Indochina War from 1946 to 1954. The Spanish Army also made extensive use of Moroccan troops recruited in the Spanish Protectorate , during both the Rif War of 1921-26 and the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39.
Created in 1943, the corps fought in the Italian Campaign of World War II, under the command of General Alphonse Juin. Consisting of 112,000 men divided into four divisions, all but one of the divisions were colonial units, mostly Moroccans and Algerians drawn from the Army of Africa and led by French officers. [2]