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British officers and flag, WW2: help needed!

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    Hello,

    I have this postcard of a fort in France, probably on the Ligne Maginot in 1939 or early 1940.
    There are 2 foreign officers whom someone on the French forum ( Link (http) told me are British, and among the French flags someone else noticed a St-Patrick's cross!
    What would be the reason for this flag (why not the Union Jack?), and can anybody confirm that these are British officers?
    The text on the card reads: "Le général Colson, Chef d'Etat-major général inspectant un ouvrage fortifié"

    I posted the same message on the English postcards forum, but there doesn't seem to be ANY visitors there...
    Thanks!
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    France

    Hello,

    I have this postcard of a fort in France, probably on the Ligne Maginot in 1939 or early 1940.
    There are 2 foreign officers whom someone on the French forum ( Link (http) told me are British, and among the French flags someone else noticed a St-Patrick's cross!
    What would be the reason for this flag (why not the Union Jack?), and can anybody confirm that these are British officers?
    The text on the card reads: "Le général Colson, Chef d'Etat-major général inspectant un ouvrage fortifié"

    I posted the same message on the English postcards forum, but there doesn't seem to be ANY visitors there...
    Thanks!
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    • Created on Sep 3, 2006 at 11:27 AM
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    Bonjour Myriam,

    So Swiss and French have to meet over the US forum, don't we?
    Thanks for the news about Général Colson, though I had already found that...
    Please come have a look at the French forum, there are some interesting developments as to "where"!
    :o

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