Militaria: WWI/World War I 1914–1918 / Extremely Rare Handwr - Lot 116

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Militaria: WWI/World War I 1914–1918 / Extremely Rare Handwr - Lot 116
Militaria: WWI/World War I 1914–1918 / Extremely Rare Handwritten Telegram from General Headquarters (G.Q.G.), 1918 – General Crisis Order No. 104 from General Pétain - Historic Call to Arms - An authentic administrative copy from the period (issued by the military secretariat of a unit at the front) of an encrypted telegram sent directly from General Headquarters (G.Q.G.).This is the complete and official text of General Order No. 104, one of Pétain’s most famous patriotic and military speeches. Faced with the German attempt to split the French and British lines and rush toward the capital, the Generalissimo exhorts his troops in a stirring appeal: “Hold fast to the ground, stand firm! […] Soldiers of the MARNE, the YSER, and VERDUN, I call upon you! The fate of FRANCE is at stake. ” — A firsthand account of immense dramatic intensity, bearing witness to the anguish and fervor at the very moment when the tide of war was turning.
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