The photograph does not go unnoticed on the Invalides esplanade. Many soldiers, having a «snack» or waiting, look at it, some of them even striking the pose. They have put down their heavy kit bags […]
- 08 -012014
Les Invalides during the Great War, fourth episode : Les Invalides during a “snack” break
- 07 -282014
Les Invalides during the Great War, third episode : Great hall for small trophies
Uniforms and unexploded shells of various calibres – with their wicker carrying baskets, visible in this photograph – displayed in the great hall of the Musée de l’Armée – have a common origin: Germany. They […]
- 07 -252014
Les Invalides during the Great War, second episode : emblems captured and displayed
This photograph was taken on 7 October 1914, when six German emblems were transferred to the Invalides. Carried by gendarmes, some of the flags were torn during the fighting. Those carrying emblems are flanked by […]
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