Were the Africans Senegalese fighting with the French?
The French 8th Colonial Regiment saw action against Germany. Only reason I know about this was as a former boxing fan. One Louis Fall, born St Louis, Senegal was decorated as a war hero. He won a world title as "Battling Siki". He met a violet death in "Hells Kitchen" New York in his twenties.
It was truly a world war. Russian and Indian troops and Chinese laborers also came to the Western Front. Vietnam provided troops and laborers for the French. German propagandists played up the racial angle connected to the French use of African troops — even after the war.
yes