Thursday, 17 February 2011

Prussians parade in Paris



140 years ago today the victorious German army parades in Paris.
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11 comments:

  1. Scott B. Lesch17 February 2011 at 06:07

    I wonder if there is a larger version of the photo on the "net." It's a great photo! Thank you.

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  2. Scott B. Lesch17 February 2011 at 07:20

    Try this one.


    http://i.imgur.com/JPDCt.jpg

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  3. pacofeanor17 February 2011 at 08:07

    What a shame for us !!!

    paco

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  4. Charles17 February 2011 at 10:16

    Many thanks for Ralph for posting this splendid image, and to Scott for tracking down a bigger version. Does anyone recognize where in Paris the parade is taking place?

    Imposing though the picture is, I am reminded of what Sir Michael Howard wrote as the final sentence of his great history of The Franco-Prussian War:

    “Germany’s magnificent and well-deserved victory was, in a profound and unforeseeable sense, a disaster:for herself and for the entire world.:

    Charles

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  5. pacofeanor17 February 2011 at 11:23

    It would have been the "champs de Mars" near the "école militaire" at the actual place of the Eiffel Tower!

    regards
    paco

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  6. Durutti17 February 2011 at 13:38

    Very impressive picture.

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  7. Durutti17 February 2011 at 13:49

    Does anyone recognize where in Paris the parade is taking place?

    Western part of Paris, Champs Elysées or Versailles gardens but it's only guesses.

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  8. Jubilo17 February 2011 at 19:14

    Merde ! Nes pas?

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  9. Charles18 February 2011 at 03:44

    Many thanks to paco and Durutti for their suggestions. My own hunch is that it is the Champs de Mars.

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  10. Scott B. Lesch18 February 2011 at 09:12

    The caption on the photo I found said "Champs Elysées" I can't verify that myself.

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  11. ProperDrunk7 July 2012 at 07:18

    Thank you for your diligence!

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