The Commandos de Chasse were a French Counterinsurgency Commando force raised for the Algerian war. French Air Force General Maurice Challe ordered the forming of Commandos de Chasse (Hunting Commandos) in December 1958 and by 1959 there were around 25 commando units in each Army Corps area in Algeria. Around 150 would be eventually formed with most containing around 140 men but with some commando legers (light commandos) having only 70 men. Enlisted membership consisted of 30 to 60 percent Moslem volunteers, mostly harkis, "turned" ALN fighters, and veterans of regular French army units. The commandos contained a higher proportion of French personnel than other French colonial units.
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| - Les commandos de chasse sont des unités militaires créées en 1959, pendant la guerre d'Algérie, pour mener des opérations de contre-guérilla et démanteler les katibas hostiles à la présence française en Algérie. Il s'agit, dans le cadre du Plan Challe, de mettre sur pied des unités mobiles, héliportées, capables d'exploiter sur le champ des renseignements pour harceler, traquer et mettre hors d'état de nuire les groupes rebelles déjà affaiblis par la bataille des Frontières. Les commandos de chasse seront dissous en avril et mai 1962. (fr)
- The Commandos de Chasse were a French Counterinsurgency Commando force raised for the Algerian war. French Air Force General Maurice Challe ordered the forming of Commandos de Chasse (Hunting Commandos) in December 1958 and by 1959 there were around 25 commando units in each Army Corps area in Algeria. Around 150 would be eventually formed with most containing around 140 men but with some commando legers (light commandos) having only 70 men. Enlisted membership consisted of 30 to 60 percent Moslem volunteers, mostly harkis, "turned" ALN fighters, and veterans of regular French army units. The commandos contained a higher proportion of French personnel than other French colonial units. (en)
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| - Commando de chasse of the 4th Zouave regiment (en)
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| - The Commandos de Chasse were a French Counterinsurgency Commando force raised for the Algerian war. French Air Force General Maurice Challe ordered the forming of Commandos de Chasse (Hunting Commandos) in December 1958 and by 1959 there were around 25 commando units in each Army Corps area in Algeria. Around 150 would be eventually formed with most containing around 140 men but with some commando legers (light commandos) having only 70 men. Enlisted membership consisted of 30 to 60 percent Moslem volunteers, mostly harkis, "turned" ALN fighters, and veterans of regular French army units. The commandos contained a higher proportion of French personnel than other French colonial units. The Commandos task was to track and follow ALN units until they were engaged by French army intervention units. The Commandos were designated by either a K (for Kimono) or P (for Partisan) prefix followed by a number. Commandos wore the standard French Army green or camouflaged uniforms, often mixed, with Bigeard caps or camouflaged berets. They did not wear bush hats or helmets. They often disguised themselves in partial or full native clothing. They were equipped with standard French army small arms and light machine guns. Mainly of 9 mm MAT 49 submachineguns, 7.5 mm MAS 36 bolt-action rifles, MAS 49 semi-automatic rifles and MAS 49/56 grenade launcher rifles, some AA52 light machine guns, which supplanted and then replaced the FM 24-29 light machineguns, as well as offensive and defensive hand grenades. (en)
- Les commandos de chasse sont des unités militaires créées en 1959, pendant la guerre d'Algérie, pour mener des opérations de contre-guérilla et démanteler les katibas hostiles à la présence française en Algérie. Il s'agit, dans le cadre du Plan Challe, de mettre sur pied des unités mobiles, héliportées, capables d'exploiter sur le champ des renseignements pour harceler, traquer et mettre hors d'état de nuire les groupes rebelles déjà affaiblis par la bataille des Frontières. Les commandos de chasse seront dissous en avril et mai 1962. (fr)
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