America in World War I: Marshals Joffre and Foch, and staff of Allied officers, leading...

Marshals Joffre and Foch, and staff of Allied officers, leading the Victory Parade through the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, July 14, 1919. Ahead of the two Marshals marched 1,000 wounded French soldiers in civilian clothes. Note that Marshal Joffre, victor of the first Battle of the Marne, and Senior Marshal of France, rides slightly in advance of Foch. Joffre is in dark uniform. Behind these two followed picked battalions from all the Allied Armies. The Arc de Triomphe was built by Napoleon I. None but victorious armies are permitted to march through the Arc, which stands at the head of the Champs Elysees. At other times heavy chains bar passage way. Illustration for US Official Pictures of the World War, showing America's Participation, selected from the official files of the War Department by William E Moore and James C Russell (Pictoria Bureau, 1920). Gravure printed.