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| Keywords: Circassiantroopswiththeirfrenchofficer.jpg An original photograph from Damascus of the Circassian troops during the French mandate with Colonel Collet Commander of the Circassian Cavalry Colonel Collet was instrumental in the defeat of the Vichy French troops by collaborating with the free French army led by De Gaulle and the British allies Collet's role was uncovered by Radio Ankara repeated by the BBC and taken up by brazzaville prompting Dentz commander of Vichy French army in Syria to issue orders to arrest Collet It was said that Collet's wife was British and hence his cooperation with the British and De Gaulle On 8th June 1941 at 2AM British Australian and free free French forces crossed into Syria and Lebanon source fulfilment of a mission by Major-General Sir Edward Spears http //mideastimage com/result aspx before 1946 PD-Syria Military uniforms of World War II Circassians Circassians in Syria Circassians in Syria with chokha Chokha uniform French Foreign Legion Chokha with fur caps World War II cavalry History of Damascus Syria-Lebanon Campaign 1941 Syria in World War II Fur fashion in 1945 | ||||
