Recruitment poster [call to arms of the 2 August 1913, Rue Royale, 8e arrondissement]
Paris, France
National Library of France
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1918
Agence Rol
EI-13 (615)
The mobilisation of the German army in early August 1914 was quickly followed by the mobilisation of the French army. This mobilisation was a long time in the making, the places where French reserves were to join their military units were already planned out, and the recruitment posters put up soon after.
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"Recruitment poster [call to arms of the 2 August 1913, Rue Royale, 8e arrondissement]" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;128;en
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin
MWNF Working Number: FR 128
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