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Transported on mules with the 65 mm mountain gun, the "Chasseurs Alpins" have conquered the mountain passes and peaks of the Alsace-Vosges (...)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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French artillery of the 'Chasseurs Alpins'. Part of the second series of twelve (eight present) postcards on the First World War, 1915.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMet het bergkanon van 65 m/m op muilezels getransporteerd, hebben de "Chasseurs Alpins" de bergengten en de toppen der Elzas-Vogezen veroverd (...). 1915. Sémaphore. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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