French military losses?

[Salonen]

Does anyone know how many French military personel has been killed from hostile fire since 1962? Also where and when, like was it in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and if possible, which unit/regiment.

Looking forward hearing from all, thanks.

[SrB-23Q]

have no idea but something tells me it isnt more then 3000 since 1962..:|

[Erik Sleivöks]

That would be a difficult to know exactly especially since we would have to separate the deaths in operations by those killed by accidents related or not to the enemy.

As an example: S/C Panic from 6 REG killed in Chad (1987 or 88) when a mine (put there by nobody knows) exploded under his truck (VLRA). In reality the spare wheel was blown up in the air and hit him on the way down. Hostile fire or not???

French exterior operations since 1962 have almost exclusively taken place in Africa.
Excepted Cambodia 1993, GW 1 in 1991, and the Balkans in 1990’s (maybe I am missing some).
There have been many operations in Africa since 1962, mainly in Chad, CAR, Zaire, Rwanda, Congo, and lately in Ivory Coast.

However a wild guess of losses since 1962 (just by experience and without documentation) would be somewhere between 250 and 500 deaths.

In addition there will be the French Grendarmerie Nationale (French police managed by the ministry of defense), that obviously have many losses both in France and everywhere in the world where France in present.

Not exact numbers just estimations.

[[WDW]Megaraptor]

This is the list I can come up with so far of French military conflicts since 1962. Can we help Salonen and fill in the losses for each conflict?

So Far:
Operation Saphir - Djibouti (1974-77)
Congo (1977)
Mauritania (1977-80)
Kolwezi (1978)
Chadian-Libyan War (French involved 1978-86)
Operation Saintonge - New Hebrides (1980)
Operation Barracuda and Cyprin - Central African Republic (1979-81)
Lebanon (1982-84) - 89 KIA (58 in barracks bombing)
Togo (1986)
Operation Promethee (tanker war in Persian Gulf) (1987-88)
Operation Oside - Comoros (1989)
Gulf War (1991) - 2 KIA
Southern Watch/Provide Comfort (Iraq no-fly zones) (1991-98) - none
Rwanda (1994)
Bosnia (1992-95) - I believe 56 were killed, correct me if I am wrong. France lost more men than any other nation in UNPROFOR.
Operation Azalee - Comoros (1995)
Kosovo (1999) - 1 killed by hostile fire in KFOR
Ivory Coast (2002-04) - 13 KIA
Afghanistan (2001-present) - 9 KIA
Congo (2003)
Chadian Civil war (2005-present)

Terrorism and Internal conflicts:
Conflict with ETA (1959-present)
Breton Revolutionary Army (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breton_Revolutionary_Army) (1974-1999) - none military
GIA spillover from Algeria (1992-99)
Corsican separatists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Corsica) (1976-present)
New Caledonian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouv%C3%A9a_cave_hostage_taking) Separatists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanak_Socialist_National_Liberation_Front) (1988) - 2 KIA
Action Directe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_directe_%28armed_group%29) (1979-1987)
Charles Martel Group (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martel_Group) (1973-83) - none military
Masada Action and Defense Movement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada_Action_and_Defense_Movement) (1988-89) - none military

I don't have casualty info for most of these. But it gives you an idea. Remember, France is the policeman of Africa.

[merevke]

Kolwezi (1978) - 5KIA
Operation Pelican I-II Congo,Brazawille(1997) - 1KIA
Operation Carbet Haiti (2004) - 1KIA

[filochard]

opération Noroit - Rwanda - 1990
operation Baliste - Lebanon - 2006

don't know about the losses if any.

[Mathieu29]

Megaraptor;3435403']
Chadian-Libyan War (French involved 1978-86)

-operation Tacaud (1978-1979) : 18 KIA.

-operation Manta (1983-1984) : 13 KIA.


Megaraptor;3435403'] Lebanon (1982-84) - 89 KIA (58 in barracks bombing)

-operation Epaulard (1982).

-operation Diodon (1982-1984) : 92 KIA (58 in barracks bombing).

RIP...

[Salonen]

Thanks all. If any has more info, fill in the blanks like Chad 1969-70.

I found the following info regarding losses for the Foreign Legion.

Chad 1969-70: 8

Zaire 1978: 5

Chad 1978-79: 1

Lebanon 1983: 5

[[WDW]Megaraptor]

France was also involved in the Central African Republic Bush War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic_Bush_War) (2004-2007) and the 2008 invasion of Anjouan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_invasion_of_Anjouan) sustaining 0 casualties.

[Galileo]

There is also all operators from the SDECE/DGSE from the SA who die in covert combat operation ( some fall in Lybia during the war between Chad/France and Lybia but but nobody knows their existence, officially they die in training mission).

[filochard]

Thanks all. If any has more info, fill in the blanks like Chad 1969-70.


Hi,
operation Bison between 1969 and 1972. 50 KIA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ration_Bison

[Lambert58]

shot in the dark here, but an e-mail to the French ministry of defence should probably help you out? Not sure if the French govt is totally forthcoming with all info but I'm sure you'd get a starting point.

[breiz]

Tchad campagn ( 1969 /72 ) : 26 killed in action , and 53 wounded in paratroope

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Tchad campagn 1969/72 :

26 killed in action , and 53 wounded in the paratroops compagny no 6 .

This is the insign of french Airborne regiment .

[breiz]

Tchad campagn 1969/72 :

26 killed in action , and 53 wounded in the paratroops compagny no 6 .

This is the insign of french Airborne regiment .


http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/390/ins3smallhw4.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Edmond]

During the Cold War, French died in Warsaw Pact countries.