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
"Les Troupes Russes a Marseille: 20 Avril 1916 — Défilé des Russes se rendant au Camp de MirabeauRussians troops in Marseilles: April 20, 1916 — Column of Russians on their way to Camp Mirabeau"
Russian troops arrived in Marseilles, on France's Mediterranean coast, in April 1916. With the Dardanelles closed to them, as well as their access from the Baltic to the North Sea, their transports journeyed north of Norway and Sweden, then along the Atlantic coast of France, Spain, and Portugal before entering the Mediterranean at Gibraltar. Russian troops fought with Allied forces on the Salonica and Western Fronts.
Russian troops arriving in Marseilles, on France's Mediterranean coast, in April 1916., face of postcard, publisher: ?, publication date: 1916 (?)
April 20, 1916, 1916, April, 1916-04-20, Marseille, Russian troops, Camp Mirabeau
