Exibition on the Indochine War in Paris, Musée de l'Armée

[lebus12]

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General Leclerc's Jacket

*propaganda for the German in the Legion

French flag AA unity

the 24/29

VM helmet like one US liner

Propaganda from Pétain

WWI niforms

VM soldier

with the MAT 49

jungle hat

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[Gunny Hartmann]

Another first for me, i never knew the French used the US "duck hunter" style camo!....

[Adrian Stevenson]

Thanks for posting this. Some very nice items there.

[lebus12]

Indochine. Des territoires et des hommes, 1856-1956 - Musée de l'ArméeThanks, the exibisition is on the story of France and indochine. Only in French, sorry.

[Spitace41]

Thanks for posting these items on a very interesting period of history. Incidentally I wrote my undergrad dissertation on the Vietnamese revolution of 1945 and OSS assisstance to the Vietminh that touched off the French Indo- China war. Its a little known fact that in 1945 the 20th (Indian) Division of the British army was sent to Indo- China to assist the French in kicking out the Vietminh.

[lebus12]

A friend of mine saw this 4 times, because it's possible to see films made by French soldiers. I must see this.
Another exibition to see : the battle of Corsica.

[harryamb2]

merci Lebus.