General Guillaumat gives a tour of Verdun, 10 years after the battle

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General Guillaumat gives a tour of Verdun, 10 years after the battle

Name: General Guillaumat gives a tour of Verdun, 10 years after the battle
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Adolphe Guillaumat (Bourgneuf, 1863/1940)

French general, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.

Document type: Autographed signed card

Number of documents: 1 - Number of pages: 1 - Format: In-8 oblong

Location: None

Date: August 20, 1926

Recipient: "My dear friend"

Condition: Good

Description :

In February 1916, General Guillaumat, at the head of the 1st Corps, bore the brunt of the German attack on Verdun. Ten years later, as commemorations and ceremonies of remembrance were being held at the sites of the major battles, he showed his family around Verdun.
"My dear friend, I deeply regret having missed you at Verdun, which I was showing to my wife and sons. We were returning to Metz by car. When I go to Paris, I will send you the photo you asked for because… Read more

Header: "Senior Commander of the Allied Forces occupying the Rhineland territories - General Guillaumat"

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General Guillaumat gives a tour of Verdun, 10 years after the battle

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