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1918 - Les temps forts d'une année de combat

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Georges Clemenceau, made head of the French Government on 16 November 1917, photographed on the 19th at the War Department.

Le Chemin des Dames

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Cerny-en-Laonnois Memorial Chapel

The French on 6 June 1944

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Le commando Kieffer
Commando Kieffer. Source: 4th Commando Museum

Operation Anvil-Dragoon in detail

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Map of the landing in Provence.
Map of the landing in Provence. Photo DMPA

Operation ”Anvil-Dragoon” (code name for the landing in Provence) D Day: 15 August 1944

Année 1917 : le tournant

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An anti-aircraft unit

D Day in Normandy

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Omaha Beach, on the afternoon of the 6th June. The landing of allied troops on the beach.
Omaha Beach, on the afternoon of the 6th June. The landing of allied troops on the beach. Source: SHD

L'année 1944

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The principal axes of the Allied advance between June and September 1944

Battle of Normandy, June-August 1944

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Avranches Breakthrough
Avranches Breakthrough. Source: United States Government

Battle of Normandy, June-August 1944

Entrée en guerre des États-Unis en 1917

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General Pershing arrived in Boulogne on 13 June 1917

The French Foreign Legion

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Flag of the Foreign Legion with grenade and seven rising flames.
Flag of the Foreign Legion with grenade and seven rising flames. Source: Personal collection

The French Foreign Legion - History

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