Moscow to Marseille

 

Sailing to France : Photos from a French Magazine

left : French poilu and Russian soldier sharing a cigarette
right : embarking at the Moscow station for Siberia in February 1916 - crossing Laike Baikal

left : crossing the Pacific in two French ships 'Latouche-Treville' and 'Himalaya' - arrival in Saigon
right : marching in Ceylon - arrival in Singapore

left : crossing the Suez canal - sailing on the Mediterrean
right : after 6 weeks at sea : arrival at Marseille where the Russian troops parade past Marshal Joffre

left : at the camp in Mailly, France (photos from 'Lecture Pour Tous' 15 June 1916)
right : a Russian youngster gets a cigarette from a French officer (from a British magazine)

 

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