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The Commando Delta organizations were assassination teams under the control of the Organisation armée secrète (OAS) in Algeria during the early 1960s. The teams "interdicted" European neighborhoods by assassinating Muslims who entered. The Commandos Delta were organized by Roger Degueldre in 1961. The "Delta" signified Degueldre, a lieutenant who deserted from the French Foreign Legion in 1961.^[1]

The Commandos Delta were also responsible for the assassination of persons considered "soft" or traitors to the cause of French Algeria. However, a certain number of killings were alleged to have been done by the Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage (SDECE) security forces to discredit the OAS, carried out by the Service d'Action Civique or the Red Hand. As a result, it is not possible to clearly define which actions were ascribable to the Commandos Delta in the chaotic situation of the time.

Organisation

BAO - Bureau d'Action Opérationnelle, (Lieutenant Roger Degueldre, Adjutant Lieutenant Pierre Delhomme), in charge of operations
- Commandos Delta (Lieutenant Roger Degueldre)
  - Delta 1 (Albert Dovecar)
  - Delta 2 (Wilfried Schliederman)
  - Delta 3 (Jean-Pierre Ramos)
  - Delta 4 (Lieutenant Jean-Loup Blanchy)
  - Delta 5 (Josué Giner, dit « Jésus de Bab-el-Oued »)
  - Delta 6 (Gabriel Anglade)
  - Delta 7 (Jacques Sintes)
  - Delta 9 (Jo Rizza)
  - Delta 10 (Joseph-Edouard Slama)
  - Delta 11 (Paul Mancilla)
  - Delta 24 (Marcel Ligier)
  - Delta 33 (Jacques Bixio)

The Algerian War

The Commandos Delta notably participated in the following actions :

Château-Royal assassinations : assassinations of six persons associated with social centers;
Opération Rock and Roll: 120 explosions in two hours on the night of 5–6 March 1962;
The "March 22, 1962 murders", which led to the isolation of the Bab El Oued quarter of Algiers, the followed by a counter-protest by the OAS.^[2]
The Opération Charlotte-Corday : the assassination attempt on Charles de Gaulle of 1962.

Several thousand murders of Algerians were attributed to the OAS.

Later use of the Commando Delta name

The Commando Delta name has been used in more recent times by elements of the French extreme right:

November 1977: attack on a communist bookstore in Toulon.
2 December 1977: assassination of Laïd Sebaï of the Amicale des Algériens en Europe ("Friends of Algerians in Europe") in Paris.^[3]
4 December 1977: bombing of an Algerian workers' foyer (lodging) in Marange-Silvange.^[4]
11 December 1977: Molotov cocktails were used against the Sonacotra foyer in Strasbourg-Meinau.^[5]
14 December 1977: attempted Molotov cocktail attack against a Sonocotra foyer in La Garde.^[6]
27 December 1977: attack against a union hall in Cambrai, resulting in minor damage.^[7]
31 December 1977: bombing of the Marcoing city hall.^[8]
14 March 1978: attack on the Amicale des Algériens offices in Toulon.^[9]
24 March 1978: attack on a French Communist Party office in Toulon.^[10]
4 May 1978: assassination of Henri Curiel in Paris.^[11]
7 April 1980: fire set at the door of a militant Communist in Aubervilliers.^[12]
7 June 1980: fire set at the house of a Community party member in Aubervilliers.^[13]^[14]
3 March 1981: attempted parcel bomb attack against a director of the Le Monde newspaper.^[15]
30 September 1983: Commandos Delta claim credit for an attack on the International Forum at the Palais des Congrès in Marseille, 1 dead, 26 injured.^[16]

References

^ Horne, Alistair (1977–2006). A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962. New York Review of Books. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-59017-218-6.
^ Yves Courrière, La guerre d'Algérie, tome 4 : Les feux du désespoir, Fayard, 1969
^ "GTD ID 197712020001". Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
^ "GTD ID 197712040001". Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
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Bibliography

Yves Courrière, La guerre d'Algérie, tome 4 : Les feux du désespoir, Fayard, 1969
Arnaud Déroulède, OAS : étude d'une organisation clandestine, Curutchet, 1997
Vincent Guibert, Les commandos Delta, Curutchet, 2000
Georges Fleury, Histoire secrète de l'O.A.S., Grasset & Fasquelle, 2002
Rémi Kauffer, OAS : histoire d'une guerre franco-française, Seuil, 2002

[horne1-1] Horne, Alistair (1977–2006). A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962. New York Review of Books. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-59017-218-6.

[courriere-2] Yves Courrière, La guerre d'Algérie, tome 4 : Les feux du désespoir, Fayard, 1969

[gtd1-3] "GTD ID 197712020001". Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 October 2010.

[gtd2-4] "GTD ID 197712040001". Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 October 2010.

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[gtd3-11] "GTD ID 197805050001". Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 October 2010.

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+{{Short description|French OAS assassination teams in Algeria}}{{Refimprove|date=October 2012}}
-The '''Commando Delta''' organizations were assassination teams under the control of the [[Organisation armée secrète|Organisation armés secrète (OAS)]] in [[Algeria]] during the early 1960s. The teams "interdicted" European neighborhoods by assassinating Muslims who entered. The Commandos Delta were organized by [[Roger Degueldre]] in 1961. The "Delta" signified Degueldre, a sublieutenant who deserted from the [[French Foreign Legion]] in 1961.
+[[File:OAS Flag.svg|thumb|[[Organisation armée secrète|Organisation armée secrète (OAS)]] flag]]
+The '''Commando Delta''' organizations were assassination teams under the control of the [[Organisation armée secrète|Organisation armée secrète (OAS)]] in [[Algeria]] during the early 1960s. The teams "interdicted" European neighborhoods by assassinating Muslims who entered. The Commandos Delta were organized by [[Roger Degueldre]] in 1961. The "Delta" signified Degueldre, a [[lieutenant]] who deserted from the [[French Foreign Legion]] in 1961.<ref name="horne1">{{cite book|last=Horne|first=Alistair|title=A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962|year=1977–2006|publisher=New York Review of Books|isbn=978-1-59017-218-6|page=483}}</ref>
-The Commandos Delta were also responsible for the assassination of persons considered "soft" or traitors to the cause of [[French Algeria]]. Nevertheless, a certain number of killings were alleged to have been done by the [[Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure]] (DGSE) security forces to discredit the OAS, carried out by the [[Service d'Action Civique]] or the [[Red Hand (Algeria)|Red Hand]]. As a result, it is not possible to clearly define which actions were ascribable to the Commandos Delta in the chaotic situation of the time.
+The Commandos Delta were also responsible for the assassination of persons considered "soft" or traitors to the cause of [[French Algeria]]. However, a certain number of killings were alleged to have been done by the [[Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage]] (SDECE) security forces to discredit the OAS, carried out by the [[Service d'Action Civique]] or the [[Red Hand (Algeria)|Red Hand]]. As a result, it is not possible to clearly define which actions were ascribable to the Commandos Delta in the chaotic situation of the time.
 == Organisation ==
@@ Line 10: / Line 12: @@
 *** Delta 3 ([[Jean-Pierre Ramos]])
 *** Delta 4 (Lieutenant [[Jean-Loup Blanchy]])
 *** Delta 5 ([[Josué Giner]], dit « Jésus de Bab-el-Oued »)
 *** Delta 6 ([[Gabriel Anglade]])
 *** Delta 7 ([[Jacques Sintes]])
@@ Line 21: / Line 23: @@
 == The Algerian War ==
 The Commandos Delta notably participated in the following actions :
-* [[fr:Assassinat de Château-Royal|Château-Royal assassinations]] : assassinations of six persons associated with social centers;
+* [[:fr:Assassinat de Château-Royal|Château-Royal assassinations]] : assassinations of six persons associated with social centers;
-* [[fr:Opération Rock and Roll|Operation Rock and Roll]] : 120 explosions in two hours on the night of 5-6 March 1962;
+* Opération Rock and Roll: 120 explosions in two hours on the night of 5–6 March 1962;
-* The "March 22 1962 murders", which led to the isolation of the [[Bab El Oued]] quarter of Algiers, the [[fr:fusillade de la rue d'Isly|shootings on the Rue d'Isly]] followed by a counter-protest by the OAS. <ref name="courriere">[[Yves Courrière]], ''La guerre d'Algérie'', tome 4 : ''Les feux du désespoir'', Fayard, 1969</ref>
+* The "March 22, 1962 murders", which led to the isolation of the [[Bab El Oued]] quarter of Algiers, the followed by a counter-protest by the OAS.<ref name="courriere">[[Yves Courrière]], ''La guerre d'Algérie'', tome 4 : ''Les feux du désespoir'', Fayard, 1969</ref>
-* The [[fr:attentat du Petit-Clamart|Opération Charlotte-Corday]] : the assassination attempt on [[Charles de Gaulle]] of 1962.
+* The [[:fr:attentat du Petit-Clamart|Opération Charlotte-Corday]] : the assassination attempt on [[Charles de Gaulle]] of 1962.
 Several thousand murders of Algerians were attributed to the OAS.
 == Later use of the Commando Delta name ==
-The Commando Delta name has been used in more recent times by elements of the French extreme right:<br />
+The Commando Delta name has been used in more recent times by elements of the French extreme right:
 * November 1977: attack on a communist bookstore in [[Toulon]].
-* 2 December 1977: assassination of Laïd Sebaï of the Amicale des Algériens en Europe ("Friends of Algerians in Europe"} in Paris.<ref name="gtd1">{{cite web|title=GTD ID 197712020001|url=http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=197712020001|work=Global Terrorism Database|publisher=University of Maryland|accessdate=18 October 2010}}</ref>
+* 2 December 1977: assassination of Laïd Sebaï of the Amicale des Algériens en Europe ("Friends of Algerians in Europe") in Paris.<ref name="gtd1">{{cite web|title=GTD ID 197712020001|url=http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=197712020001|work=Global Terrorism Database|publisher=University of Maryland|accessdate=18 October 2010}}</ref>
-* 4 December 1977: bombing of an Algerian workers' ''foyer'' (lodging) in [[Marange-Silvange]]<ref name="gtd2">{{cite web|title=GTD ID 197712040001url=http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=197712040001|work=Global Terrorism Database|publisher=University of Maryland|accessdate=18 October 2010}}</ref>
+* 4 December 1977: bombing of an Algerian workers' ''foyer'' (lodging) in [[Marange-Silvange]].<ref name="gtd2">{{cite web|title=GTD ID 197712040001|url=http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=197712040001|work=Global Terrorism Database|publisher=University of Maryland|accessdate=18 October 2010}}</ref>
-* 11 December 1977: [[Molotov cocktails]] were used against the[[Sonacotra]] ''foyer'' in [[Strasbourg-Meinau]]<ref>http://bdt.frstrategie.org/cartographie/fiches.php?style=attentat&id=654</ref>.
+* 11 December 1977: [[Molotov cocktails]] were used against the [[Adoma|Sonacotra]] ''foyer'' in [[Strasbourg-Meinau]].<ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/cartographie/fiches.php?style=attentat&id=654]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
-* 14 December 1977: attempted Molotov cocktail attack against a Sonocotra ''foyer'' in [[La Garde]]<ref>http://bdt.frstrategie.org/cartographie/fiches.php?style=attentat&id=656</ref>.
+* 14 December 1977: attempted Molotov cocktail attack against a Sonocotra ''foyer'' in La Garde.<ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/cartographie/fiches.php?style=attentat&id=656]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
-* 27 December 1977: attack against a union hall in [[Cambrai]], resulting in minor damage<ref>http://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=675</ref>.
+* 27 December 1977: attack against a union hall in [[Cambrai]], resulting in minor damage.<ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=675]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
-* 31 December 1977: bombing of the [[Marcoing]] city hall<ref>http://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=681</ref>.
+* 31 December 1977: bombing of the [[Marcoing]] city hall.<ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=681]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
-* 14 March 1978: attack on the Amicale des Algériens offices in Toulon<ref>http://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=712</ref>.
+* 14 March 1978: attack on the Amicale des Algériens offices in Toulon.<ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=712]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
-* 24 March 1978: attack on a [[French Communist Party]] office in Toulon<ref>http://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=738</ref>.
+* 24 March 1978: attack on a [[French Communist Party]] office in Toulon.<ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=738]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
-* 4 May 1978: assassination of [[Henri Curiel]] in Paris<ref>http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=197805050001</ref>.
+* 4 May 1978: assassination of [[Henri Curiel]] in Paris.<ref name="gtd3">{{cite web|title=GTD ID 197805050001|url=http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=197805050001|work=Global Terrorism Database|publisher=University of Maryland|accessdate=18 October 2010}}</ref>
-* 7 April 1980: fire set at the door of a militant Communist in Aubervilliers<ref>http://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=578</ref>.
+* 7 April 1980: fire set at the door of a militant Communist in Aubervilliers.<ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=578]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
-* 7 June 1980: fire set at the house of a Community party member in Aubervilliers<ref>Journal officiel du 8 Octobre 1980</ref><ref>https://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=858</ref>.
+* 7 June 1980: fire set at the house of a Community party member in Aubervilliers.<ref>Journal officiel du 8 Octobre 1980</ref><ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=858]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
-* 3 March 1981: attempted parcel bomb attack against a director of the [[Le Monde]] newspaper<ref>http://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=1284</ref>.
+* 3 March 1981: attempted parcel bomb attack against a director of the [[Le Monde]] newspaper.<ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=1284]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
-* 30 September 1983: Commandos Delta claim credit for an attack on the International Forum at the Palais des Congrès in [[Marseille]], 1 dead, 26 injured<ref>http://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=1449</ref>.
+* 30 September 1983: Commandos Delta claim credit for an attack on the International Forum at the Palais des Congrès in [[Marseille]], 1 dead, 26 injured.<ref>[https://bdt.frstrategie.org/fiche_acte_terroriste.php?nrbc=0&highlight=Delta&id=1449]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>
 == References ==
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+{{Reflist}}
 == Bibliography ==
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 * Rémi Kauffer, ''OAS : histoire d'une guerre franco-française'', Seuil, 2002
+{{Organisation armée secrète}}
-[[fr:Commando Delta]]
+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:Organisation armée secrète]]
+[[Category:Assassination campaigns]]

v t e Organisation armée secrète
Activity	1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing 1962 Issy-les-Moulineaux bombing Battle of Bab El Oued Commando Delta
Leadership	Antoine Argoud Roger Degueldre Albert Dovecar Paul Gardy Yves Godard Pierre Guillaume Edmond Jouhaud Charles Lacheroy Pierre Lagaillarde Raoul Salan Jean-Jacques Susini
Notable members	Georges Bidault Dominique Borella Jean-Pierre Cherid Pierre Descaves Yves Guérin-Sérac Roger Holeindre Jean-Pierre Maïone-Libaude Robert Pesquet Claude Piegts Jacques Soustelle Albert Spaggiari Rolf Steiner Dominique Venner
In fiction	Le Combat dans l'île The Day of the Jackal film adaptation Objectif 500 millions The Unvanquished
Related	Algiers putsch of 1961 Besançon courthouse attack Charles Martel Group