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]
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Part of Algerian War | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
36 killed total 24 wounded |
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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.