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TIL that Because American and British generals insisted The French unit that helped librate Paris would be all white, a white french unit had to be shipped in from Morocco, and was supplemented wi... (news.bbc.co.uk)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/helderdude on 2024-09-07 20:41:04+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Because American and British generals insisted The French unit that helped librate Paris would be all white, a white french unit had to be shipped in from Morocco, and was supplemented with soldier from Spain and Portugal. Making it all white but not all French.

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