- 04 -242018
« A dedicated life », episode 24: 1st Colonial Artillery Regiment
Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 1st August 1945 During the Battle of the Marne in August 1914, the 1st RAC distinguished itself particularly thanks to the famous 75 mm field gun. By repelling […]
- 04 -192018
« A dedicated life », episode 23: 1st Marine Regiment
Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 12 June 1945 In October 1914, the 1st Marine Regiment was sent to Belgium to lift the siege of Antwerp and repel the German advance. From 24 October […]
- 04 -172018
« A dedicated life », episode 22: Georges Thierry d’Argenlieu
Birth: 7 August 1889 Death: 7 September 1964 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 29 January 1941 The First World War broke out just as Ship-of-the-line Ensign Thierry d’Argenlieu was serving in the Adriatic […]
- 04 -122018
« A dedicated life », episode 21: Adolphe Sicé
Death: 23 December 1885 Birth: 21 March 1957 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 1st August 1941 When war broke out in Europe, Adolphe Sicé already had experience of fighting in Morocco, where he […]
- 04 -102018
« A dedicated life », episode 20: Émilienne Evrard-Moreau
Birth: 4 juin 1898 Death: 5 janvier 1971 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 11 August 1945 She was 16 in October 1914 when the Imperial Army occupied her village of Loos-en-Gohelle in Pas-de-Calais. […]
- 04 -052018
« A dedicated life », episode 19: Raoul Magrin-Vernerey, dit Monclar
Birth: 7 February 1892 Death: 3 June 1964 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 1st June 1943 Having graduated from Saint-Cyr on the eve of the war, he took part in most of the […]
- 04 -032018
« A dedicated life », episode 18: Philippe Livry-Level
Birth: 16 June 1898 Death: 15 December 1960 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 10 December 1943 A volunteer recruit at the age of 17 in 1915, he trained at Fontainebleau Artillery School before […]
- 03 -292018
“Napoleon the Strategist”: from April 6 to July 22
The Musée de l’Armée’s Napoleon the Strategist exhibition celebrates one of the most famous aspects of the history of Napoleon (1769–1821) : his skills as a military commander. Over 200 works and objects from French […]
- 03 -292018
« A dedicated life », episode 17: Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Birth: 2 February 1889 Death: 11 January 1952 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 20 November 1944 A graduate of Saint-Cyr, he experienced the brutality of war when he was wounded by a lance […]
- 03 -272018
« A dedicated life », episode 16: Paul Jonas
Birth: 8 June 1898 Death: 6 June 1958 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 7 August 1945 At the end of October 1917, the Battle of the Chemin des Dames ended with the victorious […]
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