Indian soldiers starting for the front
About 130,000 Indian troops served in France during World War I, and about 9,000 died. These soldiers were revered in France for helping to liberate the country from the Germans.
France
La Guerre Europeenne de 1914 [The European War 1914]
![La Guerre Europeenne de 1914 [The European War 1914]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/la-guerre-europienne-de-1914.jpg?itok=HBwYAltn "La Guerre Europeenne de 1914 [The European War 1914]")
[Original caption translated] "Indian vehicle harnessed with 2 mules used for refueling [end]. One of many French postcards celebrating Indian troops who fought on the Allied side in World War I. Note the snow on the ground.
Indian Soldier, World War I
A beautiful lithographic postcard celebrating an Indian soldier in World War I. Published in Lausanne, Switzerland, its design is exquisite: the flag just breaks the white border in a field of red, and features a faux postmark from the campaign.
Paschendaele Nov. 1914 Cavaliere indienne [Indian Cavalry]
![Paschendaele Nov. 1914 Cavaliere indienne [Indian Cavalry]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/indian-soldier_0.jpg?itok=NaOCI3g- "Paschendaele Nov. 1914 Cavaliere indienne [Indian Cavalry]")
This postcard by the French artist Emile Dupuis honoured the Indian soldiers who fought with the Allies in in what is better known as the First Battle of Ypres in Belgium, an early World War I battleground where some 160,000 German soldiers died.
