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Militaria: Rare WWI Photo Card / World War I 1914–1918 — General Pétain Presents the Fourragère in Alsace — Alpine Hunters — General Philippe Pétain personally presides over the official presentation of the fourragère to the unit commander. On the right, the Alpine Chasseurs (the legendary “Blue Devils”) stand at attention, wearing the traditional beret (the “tarte”) or the Adrian helmet. An armed sentry (carrying a Lebel rifle with a bayonet fixed) stands guard on the left.
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Militaria: Rare WWI Photo Card / World War I 1914–1918 — General Pétain Presents the Fourragère in Alsace — Alpine Hunters — General Philippe Pétain personally presides over the official presentation of the fourragère to the unit commander. On the right, the Alpine Chasseurs (the legendary “Blue Devils”) stand at attention, wearing the traditional beret (the “tarte”) or the Adrian helmet. An armed sentry (carrying a Lebel rifle with a bayonet fixed) stands guard on the left.
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