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PHOTOGRAPH. Signed portrait of General Joffre, inscribed ‘To…
See original version (French)
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PHOTOGRAPH. Signed portrait of General Joffre, inscribed ‘To…
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €100
Voluntary lot
Description
PHOTOGRAPH. Signed portrait of General Joffre, inscribed ‘To Commander Tournés, with warm regards, Dec. 1916’, 30 × 20 cm, framed under glass. BE This is almost certainly René Tournès (1876–1959), battalion commander of the 3rd BCP during the Battle of Verdun, brigadier general, military attaché at the embassy in Berlin from 1927 to 1930, and author of several historical works.
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Lot description modified on 10/02/2026 at 1:43 PM
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