The makeup of the FFA from 1950 to 1990 varied according to the demands being made on French military forces serving elsewhere. For example, the presence of large numbers of Algerian Muslims, both volunteers and conscripts, in the French Army at the beginning of the
Algerian War, in 1954, raised increasing concerns regarding divided loyalties and the danger of defection with weapons. Accordingly, the majority of Algerian
tirailleur (infantry) units were deployed to
West Germany, replacing Metropolitan French troops for service in North Africa. The
Franco-German Brigade was created on 12 January 1989. On 30 August 1993, with the
end of the Cold War and the
collapse of the Soviet Union, the designation of these forces changed to "French Forces stationed in Germany" (FFSA) and most of the forces were withdrawn to France or disbanded. Following another reorganization in 1999, the designation of the forces changed again and became known as the "French Forces and Civilian Elements stationed in Germany" (FFECSA). ==See also==