Colored Troops in the French Army A Report from the Department of State Relating to the Colored Troops in the French Army and the Number of French Colonial Troops in the Occupied Territory

"Colored Troops in the French Army" by United States. Department of State is a historical report from the 1920s that tackles the controversy surrounding the French army's use of black colonial soldiers in occupied Germany after World War I; this focuses on allegations of misconduct and the investigations by both American and French entities. This document aims to dispel many of the accusations leveled at these troops, portraying them as inflated propaganda, while detailing the French military's oversight and actions taken to address valid concerns. The report seeks to clarify the number and origin of the colonial troops involved while considering how post-war tensions shaped perspectives on their presence.