ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 39 [Main]

The marines, part of the Japanese destroyer flotilla assisting in anti-submarine patrols in the Mediterranean, are rowed ashore from their ship. There are a number of cargo vessels at anchor but no warships.At Verdun the party of diplomats is taken to inspect the main citadel gates and outlying forts. They are presented to a French Colonial unit whose band plays for them. A Tirailleur regiment mar…