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    compagnie (1934) If I Were Boss (1934) Marie des angoisses (1935) Le roman d'un spahi (1936) Girls of Paris (1936) Pépé le Moko (1936) Lady Killer (1937) The...
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    artillery uses gold as the main colour, despite being a cavalry branch, and spahis use gold as the main colour despite being part of the cavalry, a distinction...
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    against their families in Spain. Combat formations: 1er Régiment de Marche de Spahis Marocains (M3 Stuart reconnaissance battalion) 12e Régiment de Chasseurs...
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    sent to the Persian Gulf as a part of Opération Daguet along with the 1st Spahi Regiment, the 11th Marine Artillery Regiment, the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment...
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    starred in at least 115 films. Ma femme veut conduire (1914) Le Roman d'un spahi Le (1914) Narcisse a perdu son oncle (1913) Agénor et la main qui vole (1912)...
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    served as tirailleurs (such regiments were created as early as 1842) and spahis; and French settlers as Zouaves or Chasseurs d'Afrique. US President Woodrow...
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    (1912–1955), large numbers of Moroccans were recruited for service in the Spahi and Tirailleur regiments of the French Army of Africa (French: Armée d'Afrique)...
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    commanded by Turkish Mamluks. When the need for a regular cavalry regiment (spahis) arose, Ahmed Bey I created one regiment in 1850, based in Manouba. The...
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    movement. The French army, which had employed indigenous North African spahis and tirailleurs in almost all of its campaigns since 1830, was the leading...
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  • Voltigeur (ex-USS PC-559) 1944–1970 Attentif (ex-USS PC-562) 1944–1953 Spahi (ex-USS PC-591) 1944–1959 Fantassin (ex-USS PC-621) 1944–1961 Grenadier...
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