The French army’s officer caste eroded from colonels down to lieutenants

Evidence

Although the discipline was tougher, in the free and easy atmosphere and relaxation of the old caste system within them the para formations as a whole exemplified post-1945 trends throughout the French army. While seventy-two per cent of all serving colonels were still St Cyriens, the percentage fell to twenty-five per cent among captains and twenty-three per cent for lieutenants. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 511

Categorization

• XREF: Supports the reader’s interest in how the interwar army democratized — connects to why the 1958 colonels proved ‘too powerful by half’. — connects to: The post-war French officer corps became more democratic while colonels turned into atavistic proprietors.; The Algerian war emptied France’s officer corps of its finest leaders — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1665

Related

• The post-war French officer corps became more democratic while colonels turned into atavistic proprietors. (similarity 0.95)
• The Algerian war emptied France’s officer corps of its finest leaders (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• The Algerian war emptied France’s officer corps of its finest leaders #corroborates (0.75) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1665