Badge of the Free French Camel Corps with the Cross of Lorraine, symbol of the Free French Forces
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
Military unit
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.
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