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1919 FRANCE: General Petain reviews troops in Metz
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0:33Now PlayingDate: 13th January 1919
Location: FRANCE, METZ
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Metz. The French occupying the famous German fortress
FRANCE, METZ
French commander General Philippe Petain on horseback
Procession of mounted troops past
Horses pulling gun carriages in procession
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