A group of soldiers belonging to a corps francs (special squad of volunteers doing recon, hit and run attacks... The corps francs are the ancestors of commandos) examining a german mg34 machinegun they have captured, probably in march 1940. They carry a lot of special equipment: canadienne coats, submachine gun, auto pistols, "vengeur" knifes...

French corps francs, 1940

French commandos in Dutch East Indies, circa 1945

French commandos in Dutch East Indies, 1945

Italy, january 1944: general de Gaulle on the left, general de Montsabert (scarf and bonnet de police), general Juin (black beret and goggles on forehead), and general de Lattre de Tassigny on the right (képi and goggles around the neck).