Thursday, September 29, 2022

French Volunteers with Their Regiments' Flag

Soldiers of the 'Legion des volontaires francais' (LVF) with their regiments' flag, late autumn 1941. By October 1941, the LVF comprised two battalions with a strength of 2,271 men, 181 French officers, and 35 German officers. They were equipped with light weapons, machine guns, and a small number of 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 anti-tank guns. The LVF was deployed to Smolensk and sent as reinforcements to the fighting near Moscow in November and December 1941 where it became the only foreign unit to fight alongside the Germans! This picture was taken by Artur Grimm.

Source :
https://www.ebay.com/itm/383300489280?_ul=BR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_French_Volunteers_Against_Bolshevism
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/world-war-ii-soldiers-of-the-legion-des-volontaires-news-photo/548133023

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