Country Algeria Population 36,187 (1998) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province Chlef Province | |
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Oued Fodda is a town and commune in Chlef Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 36,187.
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Map of Oued Fodda, Algeria
Historical Note
During the Algerian War, the French armed forces based the Centre d'Entrainement et de Perfectionnement des Commandos de Chasse No.1 here. It was a special operations school that trained the Commandos de Chasse. It opened in July 1959 and closed in March, 1962.
Commandos de Chasse were company-sized security units of Algerian Harkis ["Volunteer Auxiliary Troops"] led by French officers and NCOs. Their job was to track and pin down FLN Katibas ["irregular units of Section or Company strength"] infiltrating from Tunisia and Morocco or operating in the bled ("high desert") so they could be attacked by larger conventional French Union forces.
Army units had the callsign Pagoda or Kimono and Gendarmerie units had the callsign Pirate or Partisan.