Battle of the Alps 1940 photos

[Alpini]

Some rare photos of the Italian advance on the Alpine front, 1940:

Italian troops crossing the French border in the Northern area

Italy on the march

Group of Italian soldiers with a captured French flag

Italian troops issue rations to French POW's

 

[1089maul]

Alpini,
Great photographs, thanks for sharing. Curt reading a book on the Battle of the Alps!
Bob

 

[jwsleser]

Excellent photos! Grazie!

 

[Alpini]

Thanks, guys. A few more from the aftermath of the famous battle for the Pont-Saint-Louis casemate on the Italian-French border near Menton, which cost Il Duce's army dearly. Nevertheless, the Italians were quick to propagandise it's eventual fall at the Armistice:

Italian victory ceremony at Pont-Saint-Louis

Italian soldier of the 'Cosseria' infantry division guards the casemate, now daubed with victory graffiti on June 25th 1940