Sujet

General Philippe Petain, commander of the French Second Army, Verdun, France, 1916. Artist: Unknown

Légende

General Philippe Petain, commander of the French Second Army, Verdun, France, 1916. Petain (1856-1951) assumed command of the Second Army manning the front south of Verdun in July 1915. When the Germans enjoyed early success in their assault on Verdun in 1916 General Joffre placed Petain in direct command of its defence, a task which he accomplished to widespread acclaim. In 1918 he was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the French Army.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1916

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C16_009

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

90,7Mo (4,3Mo) / 59,0cm x 38,5cm / 6973 x 4545 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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