French Colonial Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activePeriod 1900-1961
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Armée_coloniale
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:disbanded 1961
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature blue and red uniforms (early period)
khaki uniforms (later period)
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Paris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French Colonial Army
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Algerian_War
gptkb:Indochina_War
colonial campaigns in Africa
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Honneur_et_Fidélité
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Hubert_Lyautey
gptkb:Joseph_Gallieni
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Narvik
gptkb:Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_Cameroon
gptkb:Battle_of_Chad
gptkb:Battle_of_Madagascar
gptkb:Battle_of_Morocco
gptkb:Battle_of_Senegal
gptkb:Battle_of_Tonkin
gptkb:Battle_of_Bir_Hakeim
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Tunisia
gptkb:Battle_of_Casablanca
gptkb:Battle_of_Dakar
gptkb:Battle_of_Syria
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Zouaves
gptkb:Goumiers
gptkb:Légion_étrangère
gptkb:Chasseurs_d'Afrique
gptkb:Spahis
gptkb:Tirailleurs_Sénégalais
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:French_colonies
gptkbp:role colonial military operations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Troupes_de_marine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Senegalese_Tirailleurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6