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April Fool / April Fish — April 1, 1915. French soldiers catching German fish in the Aisne River. After the Battle of the Marne in September 1914, German forces retreated to the high ground north of the Aisne river. They held it until 1917.
Text:
1r Avril Au bord de l'Aisne
Comment fais tu donc pour en prendre?
Pardi! J'amorce avec du 'pain blanc'
Encore kamarade
Logo: JK
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April 1 on the bank of the Aisne
So how do you take them?
Of course! I begin with 'white bread'
Another comrade

April Fool / April Fish — April 1, 1915. French soldiers catching German fish in the Aisne River. After the Battle of the Marne in September 1914, German forces retreated to the high ground north of the Aisne river. They held it until 1917.

Image text

1r Avril Au bord de l'Aisne

Comment fais tu donc pour en prendre?

Pardi! J'amorce avec du 'pain blanc'

Encore kamarade



Logo: JK

9507



April 1 on the bank of the Aisne

So how do you take them?

Of course! I begin with 'white bread'

Another comrade

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"April Fool / April Fish — April 1, 1915. French soldiers catching German fish in the Aisne River. After the Battle of the Marne in September 1914, German forces retreated to the high ground north of the Aisne river. They held it until 1917."

Image Text

1r Avril Au bord de l'Aisne

Comment fais tu donc pour en prendre?

Pardi! J'amorce avec du 'pain blanc'

Encore kamarade



Logo: JK

9507



April 1 on the bank of the Aisne

So how do you take them?

Of course! I begin with 'white bread'

Another comrade

Image Date

Thursday, April 1, 1915

Month, Year

April, 1915

Tags

1915, 1915-04-01, April, April Fool's Day, April fool, April fish, Aisne