Battlefield 5| Tirailleur

Описание: Merci à tous les soldats noirs qui ont combattu avec courage et dignité pendant la guerre ; votre sacrifice ne sera jamais oublié.

​Here is the historical breakdown of the war story "Tirailleur" in Battlefield V, and how it compares to real events.

​The Verdict: Historically Grounded & Emotional

​Unlike the "Nordlys" mission, which replaced real heroes with fictional ones, "Tirailleur" tells a fictional story that represents a very real and painful truth. It highlights a chapter of World War II that was ignored for decades: the massive contribution of African colonial troops to the liberation of France.

​1. Who were the "Tirailleurs"?

​The Reality: VERY REAL.

The Tirailleurs Sénégalais (Senegalese Riflemen) formed the backbone of the French colonial infantry. They weren't just from Senegal, but from across French West Africa.

​The Numbers: By 1944, heavily due to the shortage of white French manpower, a huge percentage of the Free French Army (Army B) that landed in Southern France consisted of colonial troops from North and West Africa.


​The Equipment: As shown in the game, they were often equipped with American uniforms and weapons (Lend-Lease act), but they were frequently given older gear or fewer supplies than their white counterparts.

​2. The Setting: Operation Dragoon (Provence, 1944)

​The Game: Deme Cisse and his unit land in Southern France and push inland to capture fortified German positions ("Dragon's Teeth").

The Reality: REAL.

While D-Day (Normandy) gets all the fame, Operation Dragoon (the landings in Southern France in August 1944) was largely executed by French colonial forces.

​Their Success: These troops were instrumental in liberating the major ports of Toulon and Marseille much faster than the Allied command expected. They were fierce fighters who pushed the Germans back aggressively.

​3. The "Whitewashing" (Le Blanchiment)

​The Game: The story focuses heavily on the soldiers feeling disrespected and erased. At the end, the narrator implies they were pushed aside and forgotten.

The Reality: SADLY, VERY REAL.

This is the most historically significant part of the story.

​The Event: In the autumn of 1944, shortly after the victories in Provence, the French command initiated a policy called blanchiment (whitening).


​What happened: Thousands of West African soldiers were forcibly stripped of their uniforms and weapons, which were then given to white French Resistance fighters so they could march into Germany as the "liberators." The African troops were sent home, often without their promised pensions.


​The Photo: The famous photo of Charles de Gaulle marching down the Champs-Élysées in liberated Paris shows almost exclusively white soldiers. This was by design (requested by American generals who wanted a "white" liberation), effectively erasing the black soldiers from the victory parade they helped secure.

​4. The Combat

​The Game: Storming a massive fortress line.

The Reality: DRAMATIZED.

While the fighting in Provence was intense, the specific "suicide charge" against the dragon's teeth fortifications is a typical Battlefield exaggeration. However, the spirit of their bravery is accurate. These units suffered high casualty rates and were often used as shock troops.



​Summary

​While Deme Cisse is a fictional character, his struggle represents the roughly 200,000 African soldiers who fought for France. The game deserves credit for shining a light on the blanchiment—a topic that was taboo in France for many years.