Post by Diarist on Nov 3, 2015 9:44:53 GMT 1
3rd Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment with an anti-tank company ( transferred from Morocco )
A regiment de tirailleurs sénégalais de la cote des somalies : 8000 ranks and file of which 1500 are europeans, the rest indigenous troops.
2 Tank companies of 15 Renault FT-17's each
a mountain artillery battery ( 75mm mountain guns )
a coastal artillery battery ( 164mm mod 1893 guns)
an AA battery ( 75mm CA)
2 méhariste platoons ( camel cavalry )
2 militia companies
a Mobile Group including a motorized bataillon and 6 White and Citroen Kegresse Armored cars.
24 Potez 25 aircraft ( reconnaissance-bomber, fighter-bomber )
Source: www.schudak.de/timelines/frenchsomalicoast1708-1946.html
A regiment de tirailleurs sénégalais de la cote des somalies : 8000 ranks and file of which 1500 are europeans, the rest indigenous troops.
2 Tank companies of 15 Renault FT-17's each
a mountain artillery battery ( 75mm mountain guns )
a coastal artillery battery ( 164mm mod 1893 guns)
an AA battery ( 75mm CA)
2 méhariste platoons ( camel cavalry )
2 militia companies
a Mobile Group including a motorized bataillon and 6 White and Citroen Kegresse Armored cars.
24 Potez 25 aircraft ( reconnaissance-bomber, fighter-bomber )
Source: www.schudak.de/timelines/frenchsomalicoast1708-1946.html