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Image: Troops Djibouti 1935

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Description: Landing of additional French troops in Djibouti in 1935 during a period of international tension related to Italy's threat to invade Ethiopia. The bottom picture shows tirailleurs sénégalais (generic name for battalions made up of Senegalese and other West African natives) marching alongside the Palais du Gouvernement. Photos published in the French weekly L'Illustration in 1935
Title: Troops Djibouti 1935
Credit: Delcampe.net auction
Author: French weekly L'Illustration, 1935 (photos cropped and grouped together by me)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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