Category Archives: Photographs

12th Day of Christmas: 12 Pictures of Morocco

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Jack Wagner

The Twelve days of Christmas is the period in Christian theology that marks the span between the birth of Christ and the coming of the Magi, the three wise men. It begins on December 25 (Christmas) and runs through January … Continue reading →

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Légion Étrangère Souvenir – 4th B.F.C. 1RE Tong-Tonkin

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Jack Wagner

Here is a wonderful find discovered a couple months ago, although it has been out there for a while.  The item is a digital copy of a photo album produced for the 1931 Colonial Exposition-Paris.  It portrays legionnaires from the … Continue reading →

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Auto-mitrailleuse

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Jack Wagner

I hope everyone had a great New Year’s celebration and are well recovered from your hangovers (gueule de bois).  This post began when I noticed several recent pictures on Gallica depicting a certain Captain Genty tooling around Morocco in what … Continue reading →

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Photographs from 1908 – Casablanca Incursion

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Jack Wagner

Just a quick post today to share some pictures recently posted to the French digital archives at Gallica.  These show events and troops related to the 1907-1908 French incursion into Morocco and subsequent battles and maneuvers against rebel tribesmen further … Continue reading →

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Kiffen Rockwell WWI Album

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Jack Wagner

I came across a very interesting photo album on Flickr the other day.  It appears the State Archives of North Carolina digitized 108 photographs from the Kiffin Y. Rockwell Papers that is part of their WWI Collection.  They were recently … Continue reading →

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Hodgepodge – Spring 2018

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Jack Wagner

I used to post a monthly wrap up of new Foreign Legion related articles and items (a hodgepodge) found on the “inter-webs”.  I stopped these posts last year because it seemed like I was reaching too hard for relevant material … Continue reading →

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French Blockhouses – Part 2: Indochina 1946-1954

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Jack Wagner

NOTE:  This is the second part of my take on French blockhouses.  It utilizes two primary sources: Rand Memorandum 5271-PR A Translation From the French: Lessons of the War in Indochina VOL 2 (page 116 “Fortifications”) and an online version … Continue reading →

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The Foreign Legion and the Fourth Liberty Loan – Pictures!

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Jack Wagner

Here are some more wonderful pictures of that small detachment of about 122 French Foreign Legionnaires (including 12 officers) who traveled to the U.S. in the fall of 1918 to participate in rallies for the Fourth Liberty Loan.   These … Continue reading →

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WWI Photographs of the Foreign Legion

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Jack Wagner

I was browsing the digital images of World War I that are found in the online collection known as the Albums Valois and discovered several photographs depicting the Foreign Legion.  These photo albums (according to their website which I paraphrase … Continue reading →

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Hodgepodge for March 2017

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Jack Wagner

Another month gone…and good riddance to winter.   Here are some interesting Foreign Legion related links, pictures, articles and other tidbits. 1. Another Photo Album.  Posted by Simon F. at the Gentleman’s Military Interest Club was an interesting photo album … Continue reading →

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