Sunday, April 18, 2010

Phnom Penh (Monivong Blvd) on 17 April 1975

Phnom Penh, 17 April 1975: A Khmer Rouge soldier poses for my camera in the early hours. (Photo source: unknown, Originally posted by Kenneth at Khmer's website forum)
Monivong Boulevard, 17 April 1975: In the early morning, as the last fighting rages in the Tuol Kok area, soldiers and civilians retreat towards the city center. (Photo source: unknown)
Monivong Boulevard, 17 April 1975: A family carrying all of its worldly possessions searches for a place to go as the Khmer Rouge order the population to evacuate the city. (Photo source: unknown)
Monivong, 17 April 1975: Moments later, at a street corner off Monivong, government soldiers surrender their arms under the watchful eyes of the victors. (Photo source: unknown)
Mid-morning, 17 April 1975: A column of Khmer Rouge regulars moves deeper into the city along the Monivong Boulevard in the vicinity of Chamcarmon. (Photo source: unknown)
Monivong Boulevard, 17 April 1975: Throughout the morning, a procession of sympathizers and guerrillas ride around on trucks and army personnel carriers commandeered by infiltrated Khmer Rouge. (Photo source: unknown)

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