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Description: | design : angel, flying to right, his left hand raised to cover his eyes in an attitude of grief. Below, the smoking ruins
of Rheims Cathedral
exergue : "SOUVIENS-TOI"
French First World War medal by Edouard Blin (1877-1946) commemorating the destruction wrought in Rheims by the German
artillery bombardment and temporary occupation of that city between 18-28 September 1914. The text in the exergue, below the 'avenging'
angel, is translated as 'Never forget'. Rheims Cathedral, where the Kings of France were crowned, was badly damaged during the German
bombardments. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Bombardment of & 18/9/1914 = 28/9/1914 cityscape commemorative First World War Atrocities and War Crimes Western Front & German Offensive 1914 & Rheims | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Blin, Edouard | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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