Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 25 ga Nuwamba, 1942, nan da nan bayan da
Allied Invasion of Vichy Faransanci na Arewacin Afirka da Corps Francs d'Afrique (CFA) (Afirka Franc Corps) an tashe shi a cikin Faransa ta Morocco a cikin Free Faransa Forces da Janar Giraud. Giraud ya jawo membobin ƙungiyar masu sa kai daga 'yan Maroko na al'adun addini daban-daban (Kirista, Bayahude, da Musulmi) kuma ya ba su taken "Vélite", sunan da aka yi wahayi zuwa gare shi daga fitattun fitattun sojoji na Napoleon's Imperial Guard, waɗanda aka sa musu suna bayan Roman Velites. Yawancin Corps an samo su ne daga Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie da José Aboulker's Géo Gras French Resistance Group wanda ke da alhakin Tashin hankali na Algiers inda Resistance ya karɓi iko da Algiers a daren 8 ga Nuwamba 1942 a cikin haɗin kai tare da saukowar Allied da ke faruwa a wannan daren. A cikin karɓar Algiers, sun yi nasarar kama duka Admiral Darlan da Janar Juin, wanda ya haifar da Darlan Deal inda sojojin Faransa na Vichy suka zo gefen Allied. Daga baya aka kashe Darlan daga Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, wani memba na farko na Corps Francs d'Afrique. Sun yi aiki ne a matsayin 'yan Faransa na' yanci kamar yadda kwamandojin Birtaniya suke.