A MARSHAL FOOH STORY.
» The Paris Figaro publishes an anecdote concerning General Winterfeldt, the German officer who wj.s awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honour after his automobile accident at the time of the manoeuvres in the south-west of France before the war. On November 11 last, the day of the signing of the first armistice," Winterfeldt dared to appear before Marshal Foch wearing this decoration on his tunic. After the pentonal courtesies following the presentation of the German delegates, Mnrshal Foch, fixing his eyes on Winterfeldt, and especially on the decoration, lemarked, quietly, " I authorise you, sir, to remove it.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17151, 3 May 1919, Page 2 (Supplement)
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102A MARSHAL FOOH STORY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17151, 3 May 1919, Page 2 (Supplement)
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