Battle of Verdun in World War 1. Explosions in the battlefield. French infantry crowd on a trench. German soldiers carry an injured soldier out of a crowded trench on a stretcher. French soldiers on guard for any German attack while on the trench. Thick smoke in the battlefield. German soldiers follow an injured man being carried on a stretcher.
French troops are transported by train and Parisian taxi cabs, upon orders by General Joseph Gallieni, to the First Battle of Marne (World War 1). French soldiers riding a locomotive train. Taxi cabs (Renault AG1 Landaulets) leave Paris transporting soldiers to Marne. Crowds watch the taxi cabs with soldiers leave Paris. Two soldiers talking to each other at the back of a taxi cab on the way to the front. 250-350 Renault AG1 Landaulets, more popularly known as the Renault Taxi de la Marne (for their role in transporting 4,000 soldiers to the First Battle of Marne in 1914), leave Paris for the front.
Captured German prisoners are made to march out of the Battle of Verdun during World War 1. French troops going into the battle pass by marching German prisoners. At the trenches, captured French soldiers are being fed. Trucks driving on the Voie Sacrée ("Sacred Way") passing by troops.
A rally led by the French Socialist Party outside the Gare du Nord train station in Paris shortly before World War 1. French Gendarmerie on horseback marshal the crowd to maintain order. An open horse carriage (likely with French Socialist leader Jean Jaurès as a passenger) passes by the crowds. More crowds gather outside the Gare du Nord station. Crowds attending the rally hold placards. French Socialist leader Jean Jaurès addresses the crowd during the rally outside Paris Gare du Nord.
French soldiers traverse through the uneven and muddy landscape of the battlefield at Verdun (WW1). Some French soldiers use walking sticks to hike through the uneven field. French soldier on a trench. French soldiers without helmets walking up a hill. French soldier carrying a device attempts to cross a puddle, but slips down. A French soldier jumps toward a muddy puddle. A huge muddy explosion. French soldiers stagger through muddy landscape. French soldiers helping a soldier lying in the mud.
Shopping at Grands Magasins du Louvre (Louvre Department Store) on Rue de Marengo and Rue de Rivoli in Paris (2 Place du Palais-Royal, Paris, IdF 75001) circa WWI. Porters unload deliveries from a Grands Magasins du Louvre delivery van (also known as a “Camionette” in French). Men and women browsing through accessories and women’s corsets in a gallery. Parisian shoppers look at mannequins from a shop window. Parisians shopping for imported textiles such as “Japanese Twill (Twill Japonais)” and satin inside the Grands Magasins du Louvre department store.
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