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Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations

From Cannon Fodder to Avant-Garde—The Forgotten Soldiers Who Freed Europe

Exhibition and Research Project

21.3–14.6.2026, Opening 20.3.2026, 18:00

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Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations

23.3.–14.6.2026
Photo: Milan Soremski/HKW

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21.3.–14.6.2026
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