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" Taxi de la Marne. " These 1906 Renault model taxis were used by Marshal Joffre in 1914 to ferry fresh troops to the battle of the Marne, in an attempt to stop the German invasion. From September 6-8,1914, 1200 taxis driving at 65 kms / h carried 5.000 soldiers to the front.
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Caption:
" Taxi de la Marne. " These 1906 Renault model taxis were used by Marshal Joffre in 1914 to ferry fresh troops to the battle of the Marne, in an attempt to stop the German invasion. From September 6-8,1914, 1200 taxis driving at 65 kms / h carried 5.000 soldiers to the front
Location:
Musee de l'Automobile, Briare, France
Credit:
Erich Lessing / Album
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4000 x 3245 px | 37.1 MB
Print size:
33.9 x 27.5 cm | 13.3 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1ST WORLD WAR • 20 XX TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20TH CENTURY • 20TH • ARMIES ARMY • ARMIES • ARMY • ARMY: SOLDIER • AUTOMOBILE • AUTOMOBILES • AUTOMOTIVE • BATTLE • COMBAT • DISPUTE • FIGHT • FIGHTING • FIRST WORLD WAR • FRENCH • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • INDUSTRY: MOTORCARS • LORRY • MOTORCAR • MOTORCARS • MUSEE DE L'AUTOMOBILE, BRIARE, FRANCE • PEOPLE'S ARMY SOLDIER • SCUFFLE • SOLDIER • SOLDIERS • SOLIDER • STRUGGLE • TAXI • TROOPS • TRUCK • TWENTIETH CENTURY • WAR • WARFARE • WARRIOR • WARRIORS • WARS • WORLD WAR I (1914-18) • WORLD WAR I • WORLD WAR ONE • WWI
