Baton Ceremony for Marshal Pétain; Metz, France, 8 December 1918

Accession number:
1918.02

Maker:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Historical period:
1918

Miltary branch:

Wars and Conflicts:

Type:
,

Dimensions:
H x W: 12 in. / 20 in.

Acquisition date:
N/A

Credit line:
The Army and Navy Club Library Trust Fund

Location:
,

Provenance:
N/A

Label:

This photograph shows the ceremony at Metz, when President Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré of France conferred the baton of Marshal on General Philippe Pétain of the French Army. The ceremony was attended by a memorable gathering of Allied leaders, including General Pershing. Those who aligned themselves behind the new Marshal for the ceremony, from left to right: Marshall Joffre and Marshal Foch, French Army; Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, British Expeditionary Forces; General John J. Pershing, American Expeditionary Forces; General Gillain Chief of State, Belgian Army, and General Haller, Polish Army. Behind Marshal Foch is his Chief of Staff, General Weygand, U.S. Army.