Lot n° 367
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150 - 250
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French soldiers in Indochina, 1947, documenting military ope - Lot 367
French soldiers in Indochina, 1947, documenting military operations against the Viet Minh.
Associated Press photographs, Paris service (Lot of 10 photographs of )
The set includes scenes of combat and field operations: French fusiliers-marins taking part in offensive actions, setting up a machine gun, ground units advancing and villages being searched for snipers.
Several shots show shelters on fire and native soldiers engaged alongside French forces.
Reports dated January 24 note that French troops were slowed down by poor road conditions during their campaign against rebel forces.
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