Algeria, Special Weapons Sections

Algeria, Special Weapons Sections 2025 Released

Directed by Claire Billet

Documentary, History · 55 min

 

Algeria, Special Weapons Sections 2025 Released

Directed by Claire Billet

Documentary, History · 55 min

 

This documentary by director Claire Billet and historian Christophe Lafaye details the massive and systematic use of chemical weapons during the Algerian War. Algerian fighters and civilians, sheltering in caves, were gassed by "special weapons sections" of the French army. The gas identified on military documents is CN2D, whose widespread use forced insurgents to flee "treated" sites, at the risk of dying there. The method is reminiscent of the "enfumades"... see more

This documentary by director Claire Billet and historian Christophe Lafaye details the massive and systematic use of chemical weapons during the Algerian War. Algerian fighters and civilians, sheltering in caves, were gassed by "special weapons sections" of the French army. The gas identified on military documents is CN2D, whose widespread use forced insurgents to flee "treated" sites, at the risk of dying there. The method is reminiscent of the "enfumades"... see more
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RELEASED
Mar 12, 2025
COUNTRY
FR
LANGUAGE
FR
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Arabic, French
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