eBay is a strange way to acquire antique photographs that have captured significant periods of world history. Here at PortaitofWar.com we strive to provide an interesting set of completely politically-disengaged weekly posts to highlight the importance of the first and second world war to a modern audience.
Two weeks ago I took a leap and purchased a photograph of a WWI foreign unit that I’ve been unable to identify until tonight:
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159 ème REGIMENT D’INFANTERIE ALPINE
The 159th Alpine Infantry Regiment of the French Army
The photograph above depicts a 23 man group of French Chasseur Alpine soldiers with the 159th Infantry Regiment. See below for close up shots:
The berets and insignia of the 159th
159th
Cuff insignia?
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