Précautions militaires française à la frontière est : Divers endroits : 1936. - 6 photos - Photo n° 44176
Photo n°
44176
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French troops on eastern frontier ordered back to barracks. All leave cancelled. As the League Council is meeting in London to discuss Germany's re-occupation on the Rhineland. French troops are being massed on the eastern frontier. Even soldiers going home on leave have been stopped at the railway stations and rushed back to barracks. Thanks, infantry, and motorized divisions have been rushed up to man the frontier defences as French military observers keep a watchful eye on troop movements in the re-militarised zone. Trenches are being dug near the frontier around Strasbourg, the French town. Photo shows: French soldiers marching from the railway station at Nancy after their leave had been cancelled and they had been ordered to return to barracks. Paris March 15th 1936 PN.g. [copyright by Photo "Actualit"]
