French Army of Africa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/French_Army_of_Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeYears	1830–1962
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Armée_d'Afrique
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:decoratedWith	gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre gptkb:Légion_d'honneur
gptkbp:disbanded	1962
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Algeria gptkb:Morocco gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:hasUnit	gptkb:Tirailleurs gptkb:Zouaves gptkb:Chasseurs_d'Afrique gptkb:Foreign_Legion gptkb:Spahis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	French Army of Africa
gptkbp:languageOfName	gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Crimean_War gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War gptkb:Algerian_War
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Alphonse_Juin gptkb:Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque gptkb:Hubert_Lyautey
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Algerian_campaigns gptkb:Battle_of_Alsace gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme gptkb:Battle_of_Narvik gptkb:Operation_Torch gptkb:Battle_of_Marne gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino gptkb:Battle_of_Italy_(1943–1945) gptkb:Indochina_War_(early_involvement) gptkb:Liberation_of_Corsica gptkb:Liberation_of_France_(1944) gptkb:Provence_landings_(1944) gptkb:Syrian_campaign_(1941) gptkb:Tunisian_campaigns gptkb:Battle_of_Bir_Hakeim gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein Moroccan campaigns
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:French_North_Africa
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:French_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:recruitedFrom	European settlers indigenous North Africans
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Algerian_People's_National_Army gptkb:Royal_Moroccan_Army gptkb:Tunisian_Army
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Moroccan_Goumiers
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6