Articles du mot-clés « World War two »
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- 03 -222018
« A dedicated life », episode 15: Alfred Heurtaux
Birth: 20 May 1893 Death: 30 December 1985 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 12 June 1945 An officer cadet of Saint-Cyr Military School and then second lieutenant in the Hussars, he was wounded […]
- 03 -202018
« A dedicated life », episode 14: Roger Gérard
Birth: 17 May 1898 Death: 18 December 1968 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 20 January 1946 He joined the air force in May 1916 as a mechanic. He was incorporated into the 1st […]
- 03 -132018
« A dedicated life », episode 12: Charles de Gaulle
Birth: 22 November 1890 Death: 9 November 1970 Founder and Grand Master of the Order of the Liberation After leaving Saint-Cyr Military School in 1912, he chose infantry, which he deemed the “most military” part […]
- 02 -272018
« A dedicated life », episode 8: Roger Dumont
Birth: 17 mai 1898 Death: 13 mai 1943 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 28 May 1945 He was only 18 when he joined the army in October 1916. He was attached to the […]
- 02 -132018
« A dedicated life », episode 4: René Cassin
Birth: 5 October 1887 Death: 20 February 1976 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 1 August 1941 Mobilised in 1914 as Corporal of the 311th Infantry Regiment, he fought in the Battle of the […]
- 02 -062018
« A dedicated life », episode 2: Henri Adeline
Birth: 8 May 1898 Death: 1 May 1971 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 28 May 1945 Born in Verdun, Lorraine, he chose a military career and joined the army at the age of 18 […]
- 02 -012018
« A dedicated life », episode 1: Berty Albrecht
Birth: 15 February 1893 Death: 31 May 1943 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 26 August 1943 Residing in London in 1914, she chose to return to France to become a Red Cross nurse […]
- 10 -062017
Animaux and war, episode 15 : The pigeon
Homing Pigeon « Le Gambetta ». Oil on canvas by C. Ducoin, ca 1890. A handwritten inscription on the upper left corner of this painting reads as follow: “1870 – It is on October 7, […]
- 10 -022017
Animals and war, episode 13 : The dog
Dog collar made ca. 1772, on which the names of the owner, an officer, and his regiment are engraved. The quality of the craftsmanship on this collar shows that the officer was very fond of […]
- 09 -252017
Animals and war, episode 12: The rat
December 26, 1915 – French newspaper Le Miroir: “In the destroyed villages and the trenches, the rats, nicknamed by the French “Gaspard”, are everywhere. Many of them grow huge. In order to get rid of […]
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