Moghazni


Moghaznis were auxiliaries to the Sections Administratives Spécialisées and the Sections Administratives Urbaines (Urban Administrative Sections

Organization

The Moghazni were organized into 30 to 40 men magzhen who reported to the district SAS officers. Many were mounted on horses who were more capable in rural Algeria. Moghazni wore standard French army fatigues with a red M1946 Bonnet de police.

Personnel

There were 3,500 locally recruited Moghazni in 1956, 20,000 in 1961, 15,000 in the spring of 1962.