National Museum of the U.S. Navy

French Army

The images in this collection pertain mainly to the Western Front in France.    Initially, Joseph Joffre was Commander-in-Chief of the French Army until replaced by Robert Nivelle in 1916.    In May 1917, Philippe Petain became Commander-in-Chief, though, he was eventually subordinated under Supreme Allied Commander Ferdinand Foch after the Third Battle of the Aisne in May 1918. 

Image: LC-Lot-11550-8:   French Troops marching foward to the lines to engage in an attack in LaFere, France, September 1918.   Courtesy of the Library of Congress.