French Army Lessons Learned Online (in English)

Some are to be found here:

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.f...octrine_us.htm

Some are relevant to small wars.

There are many other LL documents but in French there:

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.f...drex/retex.htm

Merci bien!

Here is one of interest to you on Kolwezi http://cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil/car...dom2/odom2.asp also listed here under Africa in the SWJ reference library.

Best
Tom

...Thanks much for the link!

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Originally Posted by Tom Odom

Merci bien!

Here is one of interest to you on Kolwezi http://cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil/car...dom2/odom2.asp also listed here under Africa in the SWJ reference library.

Best
Tom

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Thank you.

Général Poulet, who was a 2°REP Co Commander in Kolwezi and latter became 2°REP CO in 1992 in Sarajevo has died last week of lung cancer, (he was not a smocker though) aged 57.

Bilingual Lessons Learned from the same sources:

Some examples:

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.f...hier_retex.htm

A summary of the French army's main combat jumps in Indochina

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.f...ex/retex12.pdf

Mogadiscio 1993 LL on the French side (English and French)

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.f...ex/retex12.pdf

Oui, ce sont quelques bons liens. Merci