Franco dispatched more reinforcements, which in time included conscripts in addition to volunteers.

The number of soldiers reportedly recruited through the program varies, from more than 320,000 to 354,000, which included both volunteers and conscripts (54% to 46%).

Unlike later Australian units that served in Vietnam which included conscripts, it was manned by regular personnel only.

The army officer insisted his orders were to keep the peace and he noted that his troops included conscripts from the republics of Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia.

They were for the most part men who had been in the First World War, but also included young conscripts who had ended their period of service as lieutenants of the Reserve.

The SS division that laid waste to Oradour included volunteers and conscripts from Alsace, a French territory annexed by the Germans.

The German army group "Narwa" included Estonian conscripts, defending the re-establishment of Estonian independence.

But these regiments, which included reservists and conscripts with some company commanders over 40, were unlikely to provide the aggression needed in a commando action.

Structure of the Military The South African Defense Force is run on segregated lines, but includes units of black volunteers as well as white conscripts.

Before the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991, the Yugoslav National Army was the region's largest, and its ranks included conscripts from all of the country's republics.