Chain of Command:Abyssinia – French Infantry
The Army French organisation and tactics had progressed little from those of the Great War, other than to incorporate the use of motor vehicles and armoured fighting vehicles, such as they were at that...
View ArticleChain of Command:Abyssinia – French Spahis
The role of cavalry in French doctrine was that of reconnaissance and maintaining security of the flank and rear of the infantry. Infantry divisions in France each had a groupe de reconnaissance de...
View ArticleChain of Command:Abyssinia – French Chasseurs d’Afrique
The mounted counterpart of the Zouaves and Colonial Infantry formations, the Chasseurs were formed from settler conscripts and career French volunteers and officers. While the intention was that at...
View ArticleChain of Command:Abyssinia – French Méharistes
The French had been using camel-mounted troops in North Africa for some time. With typical patrol areas equivalent to travelling from London to Naples and back (2,500 miles), they had proven ideal for...
View ArticleChain of Command:Abyssinia French Foreign Legion
The Légion Étrangère (Foreign Legion) are perhaps the most well-known French infantry formation. The Thirties had seen them relegated to the role of garrison and construction troops and their glory...
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