Title

1st Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, Chateau-Salins, Moselle, France, 17 November 1918. Artist: C Bergeret

Caption

1st Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, Chateau-Salins, Moselle, France, 17 November 1918. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 as an elite unit of foreign volunteers. The Legion's primary function in the 19th and early 20th century was the expansion and protection of France's overseas territories, but it served with distinction in World War I. Here the 1st Regiment is seen entering the village of Chateau-Salins shortly after the end of the war.

Date

1918

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B95_469

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,8Mb) / 17,4in x 11,2in / 5220 x 3356 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal building buildings people male crowd man men animals horses horse country French France guy village war location century liberation soldiers soldier first world war concept B&W moselle Lorraine MONOCHROME Army warfare World War I WWI black & white black and white B W Military personnel World War One 1910s 20th century Art Media 1st World War foreign legion Regiment de Marche TGN WW1 Colonel Rollet Chateau-Salins legionnaire photograph Colonel Rollet C Bergeret Bergeret C photograph