Caption | French civilians watching regimental colors being transferred onto ships bound for French Algeria, La Canebière, Marseille, 15 Sep 1940 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 208-PP-10A-3 | |||||||
Photos on Same Day | 15 Sep 1940 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Anonymous says:
6 Apr 2011 11:14:08 AM
heart breakingly sad!
I hope this man lived to see his country liberated.
6 Apr 2011 11:14:08 AM
heart breakingly sad!
I hope this man lived to see his country liberated.
3. Anonymous says:
14 Jun 2011 07:55:52 PM
I always thought this man probably fought in the first war and saw so much suffering over years to repel the Germans and to see them enter Paris in about a month was too much to bear.
14 Jun 2011 07:55:52 PM
I always thought this man probably fought in the first war and saw so much suffering over years to repel the Germans and to see them enter Paris in about a month was too much to bear.
4. Kev says:
14 Jun 2014 11:21:59 PM
his name is Jacques Bonsergent. he is the first inhabitants of paris executed by German (10 November 1940). He refused to give the names of his friends caught in a fight with German soldiers.
(Sorry for my english)
14 Jun 2014 11:21:59 PM
his name is Jacques Bonsergent. he is the first inhabitants of paris executed by German (10 November 1940). He refused to give the names of his friends caught in a fight with German soldiers.
(Sorry for my english)
5. Pierre says:
14 Jun 2017 11:53:10 AM
This is not Jaques Bonsersent, he was 28 when he was killed
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Bonsergent
14 Jun 2017 11:53:10 AM
This is not Jaques Bonsersent, he was 28 when he was killed
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Bonsergent
6. C. Peter Chen says:
15 Jun 2018 08:44:47 AM
This photo is captioned by the US National Archives as a scene from Paris, France, but it is likely to be a scene of civilians watching French regimental colors being transferred from Marseille to Algeria.
15 Jun 2018 08:44:47 AM
This photo is captioned by the US National Archives as a scene from Paris, France, but it is likely to be a scene of civilians watching French regimental colors being transferred from Marseille to Algeria.
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