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From March 21, 2026, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) will present the exhibition “Tirailleurs: From Cannon Fodder to Avant-garde – The Forgotten Soldiers Who Liberated Europe”, which is also a research project.
On August 15, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron invited the world to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence, which followed the Normandy invasion and played a crucial role in liberating France and Europe from Nazi Germany. The ceremony drew attention to an often overlooked fact: the majority of the 250,000 soldiers of the so-called “Army B” were African soldiers, who, according to Le Monde, “came from the colonies.” These young Tirailleurs played an active role in …
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Image above: Félix Vallotton, Soldier Sénégealais au Camp De Mailly (1917), oil on canvas, 46 x 55cm. Courtesy bpk, GrandPalaisRmn, René-Gabriel Ojéda
