ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 69 [Main]

The standards, donated by the people of Paris, are presented in a formal ceremony, in the open and in very windy conditions. After the presentation and marchpast one of the standards is displayed for the camera. Poincaré is barely seen.The first of the celebrations has been organised by the American troops for the local French people of a quite small village by a river near the front. The American…