The Strategy of The French’s Enemy in confronting the revolution in the Aurès-Nememcha region under the leadership of General Parlange The rural mobile police forces in the southern Constantine region and the Makhzen units as a model

Abstract

Abstract:
France, since the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence on November 1, 1954, has worked to
eradicate the revolution, using all means, equipment, and its military and political personnel. Among the
most important of these latter figures is General Parlange. He began his mission immediately upon his
arrival in Algeria in 1955, quickly implementing a military strategy to crush the Algerian revolution based
on plans devised by senior officers in the French army. This strategy varied from one region to another, but
it took on a distinctive form in the Aurès region, as this area represented the stronghold of the independence
movement. Thus, all available resources were used to achieve this goal. In this context, we will touch upon
some key moments in this policy by introducing one of the main tools relied upon by Parlange: the mobile
rural police forces and the Makhzen forces.