Document : 2106GJ 00004 - AT THE TRIUMPHAL ARCH, THE SETTING TO THE SOLDIER'S UNKNOWN TOMB, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MEMBERS OF

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2106GJ 00004

Titles

Title :  AT THE TRIUMPHAL ARCH, THE SETTING TO THE SOLDIER'S UNKNOWN TOMB, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MEMBERS OF

Dates

First distribution : 1921

Summary catalog

At the Triumphal Arch, the setting to the soldier's unknown tomb, in the presence of the members of the Government, of the Marshals, of the Delegations of the Army and of a moved and collected crowd, of Mr LLOYD GEORGES, JASPAR, of the Earl SFORZA delegated to the interallied Conference. Mr BARTHOU, Secretary of State for War give the badges of the Honour Legion, of the Military decoration and of the Military Cross on the soldier's unknown coffin. The setting to the tomb. The crowd ravels and greets the unknown hero's skin. PARIS, soldier, homage. PAPERBOARD. Under the Triumphal Arch in PARIS the setting to the Soldier's unknown tomb. (Paperboard created in 1990)

Descriptive summary

FRANCE, PARIS. A l'Arc de Triomphe, la mise au tombeau du soldat inconnu, en présence des membres du Gouvernement, des Maréchaux, des Délégations de l'Armée et d'une foule émue et recueillie, de Messieurs LLOYD GEORGES, JASPAR, du Comte SFORZA délégués à la Conférence Interalliée. Monsieur BARTHOU, ministre de la Guerre remet les insignes de la Légion d'Honneur, de la Médaille Militaire et de la Croix de Guerre sur le cercueil du soldat inconnu. La mise au tombeau. La foule défile et salue la dépouille du héros inconnu. Militaire, Armée, hommage.

Keywords

BURIAL; UNKNOWN SOLDIER; Soldier; CEREMONY; French army; TRIBUTE; first world war (off); Coffin; France; PARIS; Triumphal Arch (Paris)