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Description	Deutsch: Philippe Pétain erhält am 8. Dezember 1918 den Marschallstab von Präsident Raymond Poincaré und Premierminister George Clemenceau auf der Esplanade in Metz. Offiziersränge von links nach rechts: General Joseph Joffre; General Maxime Weygand; General Douglas Haig; General John J. Pershing; General Cyriaque Gillain; General Alberico Albricci; Lieutenant General Józef Haller. Mitte: Marshal Philippe Pétain. Im Vordergrund rechts (von links nach rechts: Präsident Raymond Poincaré; Premierminister George Clemenceau. English: Philippe Pétain received his marshal's baton from French President Raymond Poincaré and Prime Minister George Clemenceau on the Esplanade garden in Metz, the 8th December, 1918. Last rank on the left (from left to right): General Joseph Joffre; General Maxime Weygand; General Douglas Haig; General John J. Pershing; General Cyriaque Gillain; General Alberico Albricci; Lieutenant General Józef Haller. Centre: Marshal Philippe Pétain. On the right (from left to right): President Raymond Poincaré; Prime Minister George Clemenceau.
Date	9 December 1919
Source	Original publication: Le Petit Parisien newspaper, 9th December 1919. Immediate source: Official website of the French National Library http://www.bnf.fr/en/tools/lsp.site_map.html
Author	unknown (Life time: 8th December 1918)

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