£160
PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY. French Army and Free French, Second World War. Approximately sixty-three black and white photographs by Keystone, Topical and other similar press agencies, principally circa 1937-45 but some earlier. All with printed captions to the reverse, measuring approximately 20.5cm x 15cm up to 25.5cm x 20cm. Subjects include: Presentations for bravery in the field to French soldiers. Troops preparing for action. Pouli (Infantrymen) dressed warmly stationed at an observation post. Soldiers resting in an advanced village in the Western Front. French guns used on the Siegfried Line being transported to a new position. Dogs being used as liaison officers. Winter maneuverers in the Savoy Alps (dated February 1932 and August 1938). General Gouraud's Inspection of the Troops. Algerian Colonial soldier with horse. Camouflaged Field Guns and Tanks. Trench Digging. French soldiers arriving to England after evacuating Dunkirk. President Lebrun in conversation with two Generals. Allied Troops enter Damascus after the evacuation of Vichy forces. Free French Force in the Western Desert. and many others. (approx 63)
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