Greatly affected by the harshness of the fighting during the Battle of Bir Hakeim, the Pacific Battalion and the 1st Marine Infantry Battalion, having lost their respective commanding officers, merged to form the Pacific-New Caledonia […]
- 09 -182015
In Honour and by Victory, nineteenth episode : the Pacific-New Caledonia Marine Infantry Regiment
- 09 -152015
In Honour and by Victory, eighteenth episode : the 2nd Colonial Infantry Regiment
Formed in Syria in April 1942, the 2nd Free French Brigade (2e BFL) comprised over 3,000 men, most of them coming from Sub-Saharan Africa. The brigade experienced its first baptism of fire during the Second […]
- 09 -132015
European Heritage Days 2015 : only seven days left
European Heritage Days 2015 will begin within seven days: an opportunity for the museum to unveil its concealed curiosities. On the occasion of European Heritage Days 2015, the musée de l’Armée will open its doors […]
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