WW1 - French Turkos troops - Prisoners of War
WW1 - Captured French Turkos (or Turcos) troops - the nickname of the Algerian and Tunisian rifles of the French army, which were officially known as Tirailleurs Algeriens and Tirailleurs Tunisiens. These units were formed after the conquest of North Africa from local people. The two Turkos soldiers are being guarded by a German soldier (right)
Picture No
10270280
Media ID
45522559
Size
3077px x 4657px
(1.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1915
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