Russian troops arriving in Marseilles, on France's Mediterranean coast, in April 1916. With the Dardanelles closed to them, they would have had a journey along the Atlantic coast of France, Spain, and Portugal before entering the Mediterranean at Gibraltar. Russian troops fought with the Allied forces on the Salonica and Western Fronts.
Les Troupes Russes a Marseille20 Avril 1916 — Défilé des Russes se rendant au Camp de MirabeauPhoto LlorcaRussians troops in Marseille April 20, 1916 — Column of Russians on their way to Camp Mirabeau
"Russian troops arriving in Marseilles, on France's Mediterranean coast, in April 1916. With the Dardanelles closed to them, they would have had a journey along the Atlantic coast of France, Spain, and Portugal before entering the Mediterranean at Gibraltar. Russian troops fought with the Allied forces on the Salonica and Western Fronts."
Thursday, April 20, 1916
April, 1916
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