‘Tirailleurs’: France’s forgotten colonial soldiers step out of the shadows
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On this day in 1916, colonial troops led by French command took back Fort Douaumont - part of the prolonged Battle of Verdun. Listen to Mike St. Maur Shiel tell the story earlier this year during one of our Battlefield Tours of the day the Germans seized control of the Fort - and became a rallying cry in French history. #otd #verdun #douaumont #westernfront #battlefieldtours #wwi #ww1 #ww1history #onthisday | National WWI Museum and Memorial
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