French colonial troops parading through city streets, Algiers, Algeria, 1943
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Photograph. French colonial troops parading through city streets. Official caption on reverse: "MM-LAR-43-4657" and "Sig. Corps rad. tele-radioed 11-11-43. Armistice Day! French Colonial troops parading through Algiers in commemoration of Armistice Day. U.S., British, and French soldiers participated in the celebration. French fighters wear entire U.S. military uniform but the hat." Algiers, Algeria. 11 November 1943
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From the service of Brigadier General Terence John Tully, a West Point graduate, Signal Officer during the African landings, Chief Signal Officer, Allied Force Headquarters Africa/Italy for all Mediterranean operations. Tully served with the Signal Corps in Italy and North Africa documenting the 5th Army specifically. Later he was Commander of Camp Crowder, Missouri.
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Alger
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36.833
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3.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military parades & ceremonies--Algeria
Soldiers--French--Algeria
Marching--Algeria
Buildings--Algeria
Streets--Algeria