10 October 1956, the mounted harka of the Specialised Administrative Section (SAS) of Bendaoud – Claude Cuny/ECPAD

Watch the remembrance ceremony live from Les Invalides at 10.30 am on Saturday, 25 September

Read the message from Geneviève Darrieussecq, Minister for Remembrance and Veterans at the Ministry of the Armed Forces marking the National day of remembrance of the harkis and other members of the auxiliary forces.

Access a whole series of resources documenting the history and engagement of the harkis

A film charting the engagement and trajectory of the harkis, from the Algerian War to the present day

Key features

• A special edition of Les Chemins de la Mémoire (no 238)

• An exhibition by ONAC-VG:The story of the harkis and their families

Research articles

• An article by Abderahmen Moumen: The harkis, from Algeria to France

• An article by François-Xavier Hautreux: The harkis’ Algerian War

First-hand accounts

• Fatima Besnaci-Lancou, daughter of a harki veteran, historian and member of the scientific committee of the Rivesaltes Camp Memorial 

• Ahmed Mehraz, repatriated harki veteran

Photos from the ECPAD archives

Remembrance sites

• Ongles History and Remembrance Centre

• Rivesaltes Camp Memorial

• The National Memorial to the Algerian War and the fighting in Morocco and Tunisia.