2nd Regiment of Senegalese Tirailleurs

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Active 1892 to 1946 Type Tirailleur		Allegiance France Role Infantry

The 2nd Regiment of Senegalese Tirailleurs was a regiment composed of African infantry formed by the French Army.

Creation and various names

1892: Creation of the Régiment de Tirailleurs Soudanais

1900: Renamed 2nd Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais

2 September 1939: Renamed 2nd Régiment Mobile de Tirailleurs Sénégalais

1 April 1940: Went back to 2nd Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais

1 October 1940: became Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais du Soudan

31 December 1946: Dissolved

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