Photos: WWI French troops taxied to the front
During World War I, French military chiefs devised a novel way for soldiers to travel to the front lines: by taxi.
WWI French troops taxied to the front
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 1914 file photo provided by French car manufacturer Renault, a Renault Type AG1, known as Taxis de la Marne, line up in France. The Renault Taxi de la Marne (Marne Taxi) is an automobile manufactured between 1905 and 1910 by Renault and was used as a taxicab. The name Taxi de la Marne was not used until the outbreak of World War I, when the fleet of Paris taxis was requisitioned by the French Army to transport troops from Paris to the First Battle of the Marne in early September 1914. (AP Photo/Renault, File)
WWI French troops taxied to the front
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 1914 file photo provided by French car manufacturer Renault, a Renault Type AG1, known as Taxis de la Marne, line up in France. The Renault Taxi de la Marne (Marne Taxi) is an automobile manufactured between 1905 and 1910 by Renault and was used as a taxicab. The name Taxi de la Marne was not used until the outbreak of World War I, when the fleet of Paris taxis was requisitioned by the French Army to transport troops from Paris to the First Battle of the Marne in early September 1914. (AP Photo/Renault, File)
WWI French troops taxied to the front
In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, the memorial for the Taxi de la Marne in Levallois Perret, stands in suburban Paris. The Renault Taxi de la Marne (Marne Taxi) is an automobile manufactured between 1905 and 1910 by Renault and used as a taxicab. The name Taxi de la Marne was not used until the outbreak of World War I, when the fleet of Paris taxis was requisitioned by the French Army to transport troops from Paris to the First Battle of the Marne in early September 1914. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
WWI French troops taxied to the front
In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 file photo, an actor dressed like a WWI soldier poses in front of a 1914 Renault AG1, known as Taxi de la Marne, during the Retromobile vintage cars exhibition, in Paris. Weeks after World War I erupted, with the capital under threat from German invaders, French military chiefs devised a novel way for soldiers to travel to the front lines: by taxi. To that end, they requisitioned hundreds of cabs, and their drivers were charged with the risky mission of getting thousands of troops to the battlefield. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)
WWI French troops taxied to the front
FILE - In this Sept. 8, 1984 file photo, three old motorized cabs dating back from World War I roll down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Weeks after World War I erupted, with the capital under threat from German invaders, French military chiefs devised a novel way for soldiers to travel to the front lines: by taxi. To that end, they requisitioned hundreds of cabs, and their drivers were charged with the risky mission of getting thousands of troops to the battlefield. (AP Photo, File)
WWI French troops taxied to the front
In this undated file photo, France's battle torn Marne district is seen during World War I. Weeks after World War I erupted, with the capital of Paris under threat from German invaders, French military chiefs devised a novel way for soldiers to travel to the front lines: by taxi. To that end, they requisitioned hundreds of cabs, and their drivers were charged with the risky mission of getting thousands of troops to the battlefield. (AP Photo, File)