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Battle Of Bab El Oued
The Battle of Bab el Oued (french: link=no, Bataille de Bab el Oued) was a violent confrontation which occurred during the latter stages of the Algerian War (1954–1962) between the French Army and the Organisation armée secrète (OAS) which opposed Algerian independence. It took place in Bab El Oued, a traditionally white working-class quarters of Algiers, from 23 March to 6 April 1962. Context The OAS uprising (19 March) The OAS was an organization of hard-line European "Pieds Noirs" living in (the then-French territory) Algeria who were opposed to the cease-fire announced by French president Charles de Gaulle on 19 March 1962 between French forces and the Front de libération nationale (FLN) forces fighting for Algerian Independence. The OAS decided to dig in at their stronghold of Bab El Oued (a traditionally European working-class area) to fight the Evian Agreements by force. Siege of Bab el Oued (from 23 March to 6 April) The Battle of Bab el Oued was principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian War
The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence,( ar, الثورة الجزائرية '; '' ber, Tagrawla Tadzayrit''; french: Guerre d'Algérie or ') and sometimes in Algeria as the War of 1 November, was fought between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (french: Front de Libération Nationale – FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare and war crimes. The conflict also became a civil war between the different communities and within the communities. The war took place mainly on the territory of Algeria, with repercussions in metropolitan France. Effectively started by members of the National Liberation Front (FLN) on 1 November 1954, during the ("Red All Saints' Day"), the conflict led to serious political crises in France, causing the fall of the Fourth Republic (1946–58), to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Gendarmerie
The Mobile Gendarmerie (french: Gendarmerie mobile) (GM) is a subdivision of the French National Gendarmerie whose main mission is to maintain public order (from crowd control to riot control) and general security. Contrary to the Departmental Gendarmerie, whose jurisdiction is limited to specific parts of the territory, the Mobile Gendarmerie can operate anywhere in France and even abroad as the Gendarmerie is a component of the French Armed Forces. Although the term "mobile" has been used at different times in the 19th century, the modern Mobile Gendarmerie was created in 1921. The Mobile Gendarmerie is nicknamed ''la jaune'' (the yellow one) because of its golden rank insignia, the traditional color of infantry in the French Army (the Departmental Gendarmerie, like most Gendarmerie branches wear the silver insignia of the cavalry and other mounted arms). The Mobile Gendarmerie is often mistaken with the National Police (France), National Police's Compagnies Républicaines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Isly Massacre
The 1962 Isly massacre was an incident during the Algerian War when French Army soldiers opened fire on a crowd of '' Pied-Noir'' demonstrators marching in support of France's control over Algeria on 26 March 1962. In response to news of the signing of the Évian Accords, which ended the Algerian War in favour of Algeria's independence, crowds of anti-independence ''Pied-Noirs'' marched throughout Algiers, denouncing the treaty's terms. 45 French troops from the 4th Tirailleur Regiment manning a roadblock opened fire at a crowd of demonstrators who were marching towards the neighbourhood of Bab El Oued, killing between 50 and 80 ''Pied-Noir'' civilians. In response to news of the massacre, ''Pied-Noirs'' began a mass exodus from Algeria to Metropolitan France. On 26 January 2022, French president Emmanuel Macron formally acknowledged the massacre. Background Algeria was gradually incorporated into the French colonial empire after France began a military conquest in 1830. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Jouhaud
Edmond Jouhaud (; 2 April 1905 – 4 September 1995) was one of four French generals who briefly staged a putsch in Algeria in April 1961. Early life Edmond Jouhaud was born on 2 April 1905 in French Algeria. He was a descendant of early Algerian pioneers from Limoges, in France. Military career Edmond Jouhaud entered the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1924. With the rank of commanding officer, Jouhaud led the resistance against German occupation in the region of Bordeaux since 1943. He fled to Britain in March 1944 to join the Free French Forces. As army general he had been the inspector general of the Air Force in French North Africa. After the failure of the putsch, he became the deputy of Raoul Salan in the Organisation armée secrète. While Salan fled to Spain, Jouhaud remained out of loyalty to his birthplace. He had served as air force commander during France's war in Indochina and air force chief of staff in Algeria. He left the air force in 1960 and allied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Legion
The French Legion may refer to: * French Foreign Legion * Legion of Honour of France * Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism * Czechoslovak Legion in France * French Armenian Legion * ''Legion of France'', see Boer foreign volunteers See also * French Foreign Legion (other) * 2nd Foreign Legion (France) * List of military legions * List of Roman legions * American Legion (other) * British Legion (other) * German Legion (other) German Legion may refer to: * Legio I Germanica (48 BC - AD 70), a legion in the Roman army * King's German Legion (1803-1816), a unit of the British Army * Russian–German Legion (1812-1815), a unit of the Imperial Russian Army and, later, the Pr ... * Legion (other) {{SIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural importance. It is west-south-west from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000 making it the second-largest city in Algeria. Etymology The word ''Wahran'' comes from the Berber expression ''wa - iharan'' (place of lions). A locally popular legend tells that in the period around AD 900, there were sigh |
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