French First World War veteran from the 151st Infantry Regiment wearing his old uniform and medals in Verdun, 1976. .
French First World War veteran from the 151st Infantry Regiment wearing his old uniform and medals in Verdun, 1976. . A big thanks to @histoiresdenosaieux for helping with research, check him out! ๐ . This unnamed French veteran was photographed by Bruno Barbey on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun in 1976, where this veteran fought during the First World War. . Since this veteran is wearing the iconic blue and red French infantryman uniform from 1914, it's safe to assume he fought in the First World War from the very beginning. His many medals suggest he was wounded during the war, and the Croix de Guerre means he performed some special act of heroism at one point - perhaps at Verdun. . With the French 151st Infantry Regiment he would've fought in the bloody Battle of the Frontiers, specifically in the Battle of Charleroi in August 1914. In September 1914 the regiment fought in the First Battle of the Marne and in the First...