156th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the French Army during the First World War. It was deployed overseas, seeing action during the Gallipoli campaign, and thereafter on the Salonika fr
Zouaves of the 156th Division in the ravine of Hill 420 in the Cugunci sector, July 1916.
Two officers posing with a zouave battalion mascot at the entrance to a shell-proof dugout at Hill 420 in the Cugunci sector
The colours of the 2nd Regiment photographed in June 1916
Marsouins (in pith helmets) and Senegalese (in fezzes) ready to embark for Dardanelles
The Corps Expéditionnaire d'Orient was a French expeditionary force raised for service during the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I. The corps initially consisted of a single infantry division, but la
156th Infantry Division (France)
…17 March 1915 : Creation of the 156th Infantry Division 29 April 1915 : Takes the name of 2nd Infantry Division of the Corps expéditionnaire d'Orient 15 October 1915 : Reverts to the designation of 156th Infantry Division…
Albert d'Amade, the CEO's first commander
French troops landing on Lemnos, 1915, prior to the Gallipoli Campaign.
A French 75mm artillery piece firing around Cape Helles during the Third Battle of Krithia
Bugler of the Corps expeditionaire d'Orient sounding a call at sunset on a French transport ship - 1915