Croix de Guerre Posted June 17, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 17, 2021 Need some help determining what the officers uniform signifies. It was taken at the post de secours at Hüss in Alsace in May-June 1915. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croix de Guerre Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted June 19, 2021 If anyone is interested I found out. He is a lieutenant in the 11e chasseurs à cheval. (11e régiment de chasseurs à cheval) A cavalry regiment dating back to Napoleon. From Wikipedia - World War One On 31 July 1914, the regiment assigned to the 7 th army corps , mobilized [ 5 ] . A squadron group is assigned to the 14 e DI in Belfort and the other to the 41 e DI in Remiremont [ 6 ] . Since the August 4 , 1914 is in contact with the enemy in Alsace . The regiment's cavalry were the first to enter occupied Mulhouse [ 6 ] , [ 7 ] . At the end of August, the various squadrons joined the Somme [ 8 ] to try to stop the Germans, in vain until the Battle of the Marne [ 4 ] . In 1915, while the war is gradually becoming a trench warfare , the 11 th fighters regrouped tries to climb attack Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand onSeptember 25, 1915in an attempt to outflank the front. The five charges are repulsed but the regiment is cited to the order of the army [ 4 ] , [ 9 ] . In 1916 , fought on foot in Verdun and in the Somme [ 4 ] , [ 10 ] . In 1917 , squads regiment, each associated with a division involved in the offensive Chemin des Dames , the 1 st squadron with 14 e DI, the 2 e with 128 e DI , the 3 e with 41 e DI and 4 th to 164 th DI [11 ] . In 1918, fighting partly on foot and partly on horseback, the regiment faced theGerman Spring Offensive . The 18th July 1918, the German front is pierced by the French [ 4 ] . The regiment received in 1919 its second citation to the order of the army following these battles [ 12 ] . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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