Les Goumiers

These Goumiers which released Marseilles

According to the site of Farac.

The countryside of France (August 1944-March 1945)

For the unloading in Provence ßt and 3rd engine joins at the end of July 44 2nd remained in Corsica where they are given in condition (they took part in the hard combat of the countryside of Italy). The three engines unload in Provence as from August 18.

Marseilles (20 to August 28, 1944)

From the 20 to August 28, they are engaged in the reduction of defenses of Marseilles within the 3rd DIA under the commands of the General of Montsabert. The 2nd engine ensures the attack on Aubagne then Carpiagne and the chain of Saint-Cyr military school while the ßt engine, by a broad northern overflow of defenses of Marseilles infiltrates in the city by north and that the 3rd engine progresses by the south on Ciotat and along the coast. August the 26 and 27, by the suburbs north, is and southern the engines reduce various German resistances and thus take, with the regiments of Riflemen of the 3rd DIA, a decisive share with the capitulation of the German garrison obtained the 28.

The release of Marseilles their cost 7 officers, 10 warrant officers, 133 goumiers and three times more casualties.

During the 2nd World war, Goumiers were employed where their land qualities could be most invaluable, where other troops even aguerries could succeed with difficulty. But it was at the price of impressive losses. From November 1942 to May 1945, they had:
- 67 officers, 104 warrant officers, 1454 goumiers killed or missing
- 115 wounded officers, 285 warrant officers, 5993 goumiers
- maybe, on the whole, 8018 personnel put out of combat.