French Colonial Forces

The French Colonial Forces commonly called La Coloniale, was a general designation for the military forces that garrisoned in the French colonial empire from the late 17th century until 1960. They were recruited from mainland France or from the French settler and indigenous populations of the French colonial empire. This force played a substantial part in the conquest of the empire, in both World Wars as well as in the First Indochina War.

French Colonial Forces in Southern Victory
Desperate for man power, the French started putting their Colonial Troops in the front lines, but their African troops drew the most notoriety as they fought and died just as bravely as France's white soldiers. Many politicians in the CSA pointed this out as an excuse to employ black soldiers of their own.

French Colonial Forces in The War That Came Early
As the Germans pushed deeper into northern France, threatening Paris, the French used their African Colonial soldiers in the vital battle of Laon.