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Bonjour ! Je partage des photos familiales (du moins une partie) principalement sur la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'Entre-deux-guerres et un peu de Seconde Guerre mondiale. J'espère qui vous trouverez votre plaisir !

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Percent

between the 1926-01-01 and the 1939-09-01,interwar period

Photo of a Father-hundred (100 days before release from military service).Unable to identify infantr...

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A room

between the 1924-07-25 and the 1940-05-10,interwar period

A group of young infantry soldiers with a MAC 24/29 machine gun....

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French genius

between the 1901-07-01 and the 1914-07-24,Troisième République

Group photo of Enginer soldiers....

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Souvenir locket

between the 1915-03-13 and the 1918-12-31,world war one

Souvenir medallion in memory of LORCET Joseph Maurice who fell on the field of honor on March 13, 19...

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Champagne

between the 1915-06-01 and the 1918-11-11,world war one

Côte 193 in Champagne.A stop during a shift ? We can see a lot of movement and men crowded together...

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Cannon destroyed

between the 1917-04-16 and the 1917-10-24,world war one

French 75 cannon destroyed in the combat zone of Chemin des Dames....

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Viriville

between the 1915-06-01 and the 1915-06-30,world war one

Soldiers in the grounds of the Viriville convent, in a bocage.Clothes appear scattered on the floor....

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French Engineer Troops

between the 1912-01-01 and the 1912-12-31,Troisième République

Soldiers of the 8th Engineer Regiment in 1912.The regiment was stationed at Mont Valérien.This was ...

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“Start of the bombardment”

between the 1916-01-01 and the 1916-12-31,world war one

Fort de Vaux 1916, the Petit Dépôt.Nothing remains of this small depot near Fort de Vaux....

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“Last maneuvers”

between the 1953-01-01 and the 1966-12-31,1950s-1960s

"Last maneuversI love you"French soldier part of a crew of an M47 Patton, perhaps the co-pilot/gunne...

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Hunters

between the 1920-01-01 and the 1935-12-31,interwar period

Photo of a group of the 28th Battalion of Alpine Hunters....

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Prisoners of war

between the 1940-05-10 and the 1945-09-02,world war two

MASSON Charles (1st in second row seated) interned at the Stalag XVII B camp.4 people unanimously re...

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Defensive preparations

between the 1939-09-30 and the 1940-05-10,world war two

MASSON Charles (2nd from the left) with his group cutting wood during the "Phoney War" period, waiti...

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Mobilization

between the 1939-09-01 and the 1939-12-31,world war two

MASSON Charles mobilized for the Second World War in the 46th? Infantery Regiment....

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“The Break Arms Team”

between the 1920-01-01 and the 1938-12-31,interwar period

"The broken arms team" with MASSON Charles (with the pickaxe in the foreground) who appear to be fro...

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French classes

between the 1920-01-01 and the 1938-12-31,interwar period

MASSON Charles (3rd from the left) during his military service between the wars....

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109th Territorial Infantry Regiment

the 1915-06-06,world war one

Men of the 109th Territorial Infantery Regiment in 1915....

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French motorcyclists.

between the 1955-01-01 and the 1962-03-19,1950s-1960s

Road Traffic Companies of the French army in Algeria during a parade.They rode Harley Davidson WLAs....

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Hartmannswillerkopf

between the 1922-01-01 and the 1935-12-31,interwar period

Monument of the 8th German Fighter Battalion erected in honor of the dead....

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Hartmannswillerkopf

between the 1922-01-01 and the 1935-12-31,interwar period

Milestone of the French front with, in the background, the view of the necropolis....

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