1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous” soldiers, to liberate the “fatherland” from the Nazi enemy. Heroes that history has forgotten…


Sami Bouajila
Abdelkader

Bernard Blancan
Sergent Roger Martinez

Mathieu Simonet
Caporal Leroux

Assaad Bouab
Larbi

Benoît Giros
Capitaine Durieux