Army

This postcard is pretty interesting in the fact that it is in color (black and white pictures that has been painted over). Also the cannon that is depicted, the French 75 mm field gun seems to have been a big deal back then, it even has its own wikipedia […]

Maneuvering of the French 75 mm Field Gun

15 Dec, 2015 tagged Army / Cannons / Heavy Artillery / World War One

I stumbled upon them one day in the Invalides, back when I still lived in Paris. If I recall properly, it was around Bastille Day (on July 13th probably) and they were attending a retirement ceremony from one of the heads of the French Army. I remember running […]

The Foreign Legion

29 Jul, 2015 tagged Army / Bastille Day / Foreign Legion / Paris

This postcard is one of the most fascinating I have of World War One. It’s fascinating on many levels. First, it may seem surprising to see such an image on a postcard, but what I’ve learned with this collection of postcards, it is that a century ago, they […]

French Infantry – War of 1914

29 Jan, 2013 tagged Army / Infantry / World War One (updated on June 18, 2014)

I’d like to tell you more about this card, but unfortunately I can’t. It’s definitely not from WW1 (the armored vehicles are too advanced for that), probably around WW2 time. I’m not sure.

Angoulême – 2nd Armored Division

26 Jan, 2012 tagged Angoulême / Army / Second Armored Division (updated on April 13, 2013)

The World, France, blogging, me, and the rest…

The World, France, blogging, me, and the rest…

Army

Maneuvering of the French 75 mm Field Gun

The Foreign Legion

French Infantry – War of 1914

Angoulême – 2nd Armored Division