The Battle of Timimoun or Opération Timimoun[1] involved several military confrontations in Timimoun between the French Armed Forces led by General Marcel Bigeard and native Méharistes whom defected over to the National Liberation Front of Algeria (FLN).[2]
Battle of Timimoun | |||||||
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Part of Algerian War | |||||||
Representation of the operation by Marcel. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | FLN | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marcel Bigeard Pierre Jeanpierre Lt. Pierre Roher †[5] René Sentenac †[6] | Ezzaoui Bouhouce[7] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,750 soldiers 11 planes 6 Helicopter (Bigeard figure)[8] | 100+ | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
36 killed total 24 wounded |
40-45 fighters killed[9][10] 6 captured |
Retour dans les Nementchas. Nouveaux succès
Le succès est médiatisé
Il est abattu juste avant le lieutenant Pierre Roher et l'infirmier Roland Fialon (12 décembre 1936 - 21 novembre 1957) par un sniper ennemi embusqué à 400 mètres au nord de leur position.