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Showing posts with label French Army. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Army. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Lex Anteinternet: November 11, 1920. Armistice Day.

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Lex Anteinternet: November 11, 1920. Armistice Day. :  November 11, 1920. Armistice Day. It was, of course, Armistice Day. In the U.S., vet...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Village Memorial to its World War One Dead, France

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

A La Memoire Des Enfants De Grivesnes Morts Pour La Patrie, France.

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A memorial in Grivesnes to its World War One dead.  This is an unusual memorial as the figure is painted, which is quite uncommon.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Franco Prussian War Memorials, France

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Monday, April 8, 2019

Hamel-Bouzencourt, A Ses Enfants Morts Pour La France

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A memorial in the towns of Hamel and Bouzencourt for the French dead of World War One and World War Two. Hamel was the scene of a fa...
Sunday, April 7, 2019

Thelus, A ses Enfants Morts pour la France.

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The Town of Theulus' monument to its war dead from World War One, later amended to include World War Two.
Sunday, March 31, 2019

Heninel, a ses Enfants.

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Memorial in Heninel, France to the men of the town who died in World War One.  This monument is placed next to the village church.
Saturday, February 23, 2019

Pro Patria, French War Memorial

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As with many French memorials, this war memorial was originally for the dead of World War One but was later added to so that those of W...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Memorial to the men of Hallay Champagne who lost their lives in World War One.

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A town memorial to the dead of World War One in the Champagne region.
Saturday, February 16, 2019

Monument to the soldiers of Villers sur Fere who lost their lives in World War One.

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A monument in the French town of Vilers sur Fere to those who lost their lives in the service of France during World War One.
Sunday, January 13, 2019

War Memorial, Coulombs, France.

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The war memorial in Coulombs, France, dedicated to the men of the town who lost their lives in World War One and World War Two. The ...
Saturday, December 22, 2018

Memorial to the Dead of the Country, World War One and World War Two. France.

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A French villages memorial to its dead of World War One, with names added for World War Two. MKTH photographs.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Joffre Memorial, Paris France

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This is the memorial to Joseph Joffre, who was commander of the French forces in World War One from the start of the war into 1916.  W...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Monument to Charles Peguy, Villaroy, Île-de-France, France.

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We've already mentioned Charles Peguy in a prior post on Le Grande Tombe de Villaroy .  Here's a nearby monument to Peguy himse...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Monument to 13 Executed from Choisy Le Roi, Seine. August 13, 1944

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This monument is dedicated to 13 residents ("Fusilles", which means shooters, so presumably partisans) of Choisy Le Roi (a tow...
Saturday, December 8, 2018

Statue of Maréchal Gallieni at La Musée de la Grande Guerre à Meaux

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This is a statue of Marshall Joseph Gallieni at the Museum of the Great War in Meaux, France. Gallieni was a Corsican (of Corsican and ...
Thursday, December 6, 2018

Musee de la Grande Guerre, Meaux France

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These are scenes from Meaux's Musee de la Grande Guerre, a museum dedicated to the topic of World War One.  The displays here are real...