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Soldiers on the road to Menton

A column of motorcyclists rides along a mountain road away from a tunnel; on a rock wall hangs a road sign of the Touring Club de France reading France Menton 3 km above a torn notice beginning Attention Passeports; soldiers in steel helmets with packs and rifles march past houses. According to the source Italian troops invading France; the Italian offensive in the Alps from 20 June 1940 gained little ground but took the town of Menton.

Period
June 1940
Credit
US National ArchivesPublic Domain · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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0' 06"
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16:9
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24 fps
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1920 × 1080
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