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Could there be a connection between Force Publique (Monaco). and the FPM marks on my rifle?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Monagasque Force Publique, see Force Publique (Monaco).
The Force Publique (French
for "Public Force") was a gendarmerie and military force in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1885, (when the territory was known as the Congo Free State), through the period of direct Belgian colonial rule (1908 to 1960). After independence, the FP was retitled as the Congolese National Army or ANC.
During World War II (1939-1945), the Force Publique provided detachments to fight the German and Italian forces during the East Africa Campaign and in the Middle East. Belgium surrendered to Germany on 28 May 1940. With Belgium occupied, the contribution to the Allied cause by the Free Belgian Forces from the Belgian Congo was primarily an economic one. However the Force Publique grew to 40,000 in the course of the War, formed into three brigades, a river force and support units.[5
Last edited by gerard488; 02-13-2014 at 12:58 AM.
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02-13-2014 12:15 AM
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Found that one already but haven`t been able to find any info on that one or mine. Posted my pics and questions on 6 different sites and still no answers, strange. Adding this post to bump it back to the top just in case the right person might happen to look then I`m gonna give up searching on this gun and move to something else
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Fazakerley were the only place to have a factory defence 'force' and that was for 'political' reasons[/QUOTE]
How about other factories such as ammo factories, armour factories, vehicle or airplane factories?
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Nope.......... Fazakerley were the only ones. For poltical reasons that have been aired several times on this forum!
Think about it another way. If you've got the rifles and the ammo, then you could say that you've got the others too!
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