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Metz Lorraine WWI 1918 Troop Parade France Postcard Marcel Delboy Military. The view captures local civilians watching from windows and the square decorated with flags. Printed caption reads. Original WWI-era postcard published by Phototypie Marcel Delboy, Bordeaux, showing French troops marching through Metz shortly after liberation in 1918. The view captures local civilians watching from windows and the square decorated with flags. A fine visual record of Metz’s return to France following the Armistice. Printed caption reads: “3. METZ (Lorraine) – Défilé de troupes (photo 1918) M.D.”