Roger Faulques
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Roger Louis Faulques, also known as René Faulques, was a French military officer and mercenary. A graduate of the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, he served as a paratrooper officer in the Frenc
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Siege of Jadotville
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The Siege of Jadotville was a major battle during the Congo Crisis, that began on 13 September 1961 and lasted for five days. A small contingent of the Irish Army's 35th Battalion serving under the Un
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…Foreign Parachute Battalion (1er BEP) Conflicts Second World War First Indochina War Battle of Route Coloniale 4 Suez Crisis Algerian War Congo Crisis Siege of Jadotville North Yemen Civil War Nigerian Civil War Awards Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre Roger Louis Faulques (14 December 1924 – 6 November 2011), also known…
Radio operator of "A" Company in the months prior to the siege
Irish ONUC troops in the Congo in 1960 (a year prior to the siege)
Fouga Magister similar to the armed one used by the Katangese during the siege