F.L.N. propaganda undermined the loyalty of Algerian army units.
Evidence
Of growing concern to the French was the effect that the more sophisticated propaganda of the F.L.N. under Abane was having on the reliability of veteran Algerian units within the army. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 427
Categorization
- XREF: Foreshadows the pattern of colonial armies collapsing from within across Africa. — connects to: Sakiet’s fallout made the Algerian army feel betrayed by Paris.; F.L.N. propaganda caused mass defections within French-native army units; F.L.N. propaganda triggered mutinies within veteran Algerian army units. (+1 more)
Related
- F.L.N. propaganda triggered mutinies within veteran Algerian army units. (similarity 0.93)
- F.L.N. propaganda caused mass defections within French-native army units (similarity 0.92)
- F.L.N. propaganda won by telling more truth than the French did (similarity 0.82)
- F.L.N. propaganda offered little discussion of future Algerian social aims. (similarity 0.82)
- Veteran Algerian soldiers from Indo-China defected en masse to the F.L.N. (similarity 0.81)
- French army sweeping operations drove Algerians into the F.L.N. (similarity 0.79)
- The F.L.N. physically extended its Algerian terror and fundraising methods to metropolitan France. (similarity 0.78)
- Sakiet’s fallout made the Algerian army feel betrayed by Paris. (similarity 0.78)