▁from ▁Sa um ur , ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que ▁joined ▁his ▁regiment , ▁the ▁, ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁on ▁occupation ▁duty ▁in ▁T rier ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁Ru hr . ▁G arrison ▁duty ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁his ▁lik ing , ▁so ▁he ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁, ▁based ▁at ▁T aza ▁in ▁Mor oc co . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁at ▁the ▁Military ▁School ▁of ▁Dar ▁El - Be ida ▁at ▁M ek nes , ▁the ▁military ▁a cademy ▁of ▁French ▁Mor oc co . ▁Here , ▁he ▁met ▁, ▁a ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁veter an ▁eight ▁years ▁his ▁senior , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁volunte er ▁to ▁serve ▁under ▁his ▁command . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 8 e ▁G ou m ▁Mix te ▁Mar oc ains , ▁a ▁Mor oc can ▁G ou mier ▁unit ▁at ▁M ' Z iz el ▁in ▁the ▁Atlas ▁Mountains . ▁He ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁A it ▁Hamm ou ▁gu err illas . ▁In ▁one ▁action , ▁two ▁horses ▁were ▁shot ▁out ▁from ▁under ▁him . ▁After wards , ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁, ▁the ▁senior ▁caval ry ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁Arm ée ▁d ' A frique , ▁based ▁at ▁Rab at . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 1 ,