France joined with Britain in sending troops to oppose the Nazi invaders of Norway, and early reports spoke of the presence of the famouse Chasseurs Alpins among the French forces fighting on Scandinavian soil. The remarkable photograph above shows a contingent of determined looking French soldiers on a French quayside, about to embark on an hour or so to Norway. The men's kit is piled up, ready for the moment of their departure. Undated. Volume 2, Page481