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Algerian tirailleurs, elite troops, especially feared by the Germans for their terrible bayonet charges
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Algerian tirailleurs crossing a river. Part of the first series of twelve (eleven present) postcards on the First World War, 1914-1915.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAlgiersche tirailleurs, uitgelezen troepen, vooral door de DuItschers gevreesd om hunne vreeselijke bajonet aanvallen. 1914 - 1915. Sémaphore. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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