European doctors secretly trained A.L.N. medical corpsmen in Algeria

Evidence

European doctors likewise organized clandestine training courses for future medical corpsmen of the A.L.N. Several successive classes of medical corpsmen thus were turned out by these schools and joined those trained in corresponding centers directed by Algerian doctors. β€” Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 536

Categorization

  • XREF: Shows medical knowledge transfer across the colonizer-colonized divide; ties to Fanon’s own identity as a doctor in the revolution. β€” connects to: European doctors treated wounded A.L.N. fighters in their own clinics; Jewish tradesmen in close contact with Algerians supplied the A.L.N. militarily β€” Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 498; European doctors funneled massive quantities of medicine to the A.L.N. resistance β€” Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 532 (+2 more)

Broader Connections