Word: alg
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Dates: during 1939-1939
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There followed three years of service with the 3rd Regiment of the Tirailleurs Algériens, because he wanted to see some rough service, and three years with the Army's Geographical Service, because he liked to paint landscapes in water color, survey and map. In 1899 he was admitted to the War College, where he studied tactics under Lieut. Colonel, later Marshal Foch, who particularly noticed his qualities. He graduated in 1902 with the commendation of "très bien...