المعارك المصيرية في الثورة التحريرية الجزائرية بمنطقة فلاوسن

Abstract EN

Being once part of the second district in the historical fifth Wilaya, Fellaoucen witnessed several decisive battles during the Algerian liberation revolution.

There were four prominent battles in fellaoucen region.

There of these battles were traditional using the guerrilla method.

This hit – and- run tactic was adopted by the leadership of the Liberation Army because of unequal powers.

The first battle took place in the Valley of Zawya on January 3, 1956.

The second one was the battle of Wadien, in April 1956.

One week later, the third battle occurred in Ain Fattah in the same month.

all the traditional battles were often won by the members of the National Liberation Army who used to gain a lot of war spoils including weapons and military equipment.

After such victories, the leaders of the Liberation Army in the region decided to use the direct confrontation method, unlike the previous battles, in order to test the combat capabilities of the "Mujahideen" (freedom fighters).

This was realized in "Great Battle of Fellaoucen", often referred to as the mother of the battles.

It occurred on April 29, 1957 during the holy month of Ramadan in the mountains of Fellaoucen causing heavy losses to the French army.