75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: Soldier farewell, Gare du Nord, Paris, 1940. Notice the wedding ring. http://tw.gs/15Ucbw
75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: Soldier farewell, Gare du Nord, Paris, 1940. Notice the wedding ring. http://tw.gs/15Ucbw
"This soldier's farewell was one of the hundreds of thousands enacted at Paris railway stations. Scarcely three hours from the Gare du Nord he will face the hot flash of battle. This is the scene sacred to war novelists writing during and after any war. This fair-haired Frenchman in the French Army fatigue cap wears regulation bet, not suspenders. Notice the wedding ring. No civilians were traveling out of Paris in direction he was going. The mobs that filled the stations of France were all heading west and south."
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It was a sad time for France,.Those soldiers were going East to defend the Margino line.The Germans invaded ,going though Belgium who was supposed to be a Neutral Country as La Suisse was..Tragic moment for the French Army
ReplyDeletewar vessels were blow-up in Toulouse so the invaders could not use them,The majority of planes were flown to England..France was invaded so quickly.By breaking the treaties,the Nazis rolled in.....
There are no rules in wars...Your post represents the effects of war