French Occupation of the Republic of Djibuti (1943)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Allied French troops take control of Djibut Full Description: REPUBLIC OF DJIBUTI: EXT AFRICA. French enter Somaliland card DOGS. lone guard of gunbattery when troops enter Djibouti FRANCE, Military. French 1st Somali enter Lt Gen Platt. FRANCE, Military. M. General le Gentilhomme GENTILHOMME, Gen. Le. (Gov. Gen: Madagascar). w Platt and Fowkes when F. French enter Djibouti PLATT, General. takes salute w Gentilhomme when Djibouti French Somaliland, Free French enter march past Platt and le in town and dog on guard Military - Active Allies, Allied Troops, World War Two, WWII, World War II, French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, Second World War Background: Allied French troops take control of