Free French Camel Corps | |
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Active | September 1941 to February 1942 |
Country | French Somaliland |
Allegiance | Free France |
Branch | Cavalry |
Type | Méhariste camel cavalry |
Engagements | Italian conquest of British Somaliland East African Campaign |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Captain Edouard Dieffenbach |
The Free French Camel Corps (French: Corps de Méharistes Français Libres) was a méhariste camel cavalry unit of the Free French forces, founded by among others Captain Edouard Dieffenbach, under command of General Charles de Gaulle during World War II.