Days of Glory(2006)
The true story of World War II's forgotten heroes.
1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous” soldiers, to liberate the “fatherland” from the Nazi enemy. Heroes that history has forgotten…
Movie: Days of Glory
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Saïd Otmari
Yassir
Messaoud Souni
Abdelkader
Sergent Roger Martinez
Caporal Leroux
Larbi
Capitaine Durieux
Margueritte village Vosges
Le colonel
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