The 24e Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais, based in Perpignan, distinguished itself in the heroic fighting of May–June 1940 south of Amiens. Lieutenant Edgard Dusseault, son-in-law of Colonel Adrien Henry, was killed in action there.
Marche Sempre, Mai Morirem
Lieutenant Edgard Dusseault, son-in-law of Colonel Adrien Henry, served in the 24e Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais of Perpignan. In April 1940, the regiment left Alsace and the Maginot Line to be swiftly transferred south of Amiens, in order to slow the German advance.
From late May 1940, the fighting was heroic. It was in the Rouvrel area that Lieutenant Dusseault fought his last battle, in early June 1940. He was killed in action.
See also the page Lieutenant Dusseault in the "His Life" section.
The regimental badge of the 24e RTS, bearing its Catalan motto 'Marche Sempre Mai Morirem' — March forever, we shall never die.
Pennant of the 3rd battalion of the 24e RTS, adorned with the colonial troops anchor. It was within this battalion that Lieutenant Dusseault served.
Soldats de la République — Les Tirailleurs sénégalais dans la tourmente, France mai-juin 1940, by Jean-François Mouragues (Éditions L'Harmattan). A reference work on the commitment and sacrifice of the Senegalese tirailleurs during the Fall of France.
Une histoire oubliée — Perpignan 1923-1940 / Le 24e Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais, by Jean-François Mouragues (Cap Bear éditions). This book traces the full history of the regiment, from its Perpignan garrison to the final battles of June 1940.
Photographs: Jean-François Mouragues. Reproduced with the kind permission of the author.