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France did that during WW1 and WW2 they fought that war mostly with North Africans specially Algerians and rewarded them with genocides.
by afroboy 6y ago
France did that during WW1 and WW2 they fought that war mostly with North Africans specially Algerians and rewarded them with genocides.
- Leherenn 6y agoThere's a lot to be said about France and other European powers treatment of their colonial troops, but North Africa certainly wasn't the main provider of soldiers. From Wikipedia: "At the end of the war on November 11, 1918, the French had called up 8,817,000 men, including 900,000 colonial troops.". Note that this includes all colonies as well as "French troops" stationed in the colonies (apparently half that number). Another Wikipedia article cites around 270'000 people from Northern Africa among them 180'000 soldiers.
- throwaway744678 6y ago> rewarded them with genocides That is a strong claim. Any evidence to back it up?
- afroboy 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9tif_and_Guelma_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9tif_and_Guelma_massacre