La Croix de Guerre des membres des clergés 1914-1918

About a third of the members of the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish clergy participating in the First World War were awarded the Croix de Guerre. Their presence and their calling contribute, with other factors, to keep the troops in high spirits.But the clergymen’s Croix de Guerre takes on all its s...

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Autor principal: Boniface, Xavier
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lenguaje:Français
Publicado: 2016
Acceso en línea:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sumario:About a third of the members of the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish clergy participating in the First World War were awarded the Croix de Guerre. Their presence and their calling contribute, with other factors, to keep the troops in high spirits.But the clergymen’s Croix de Guerre takes on all its significance as a mark of their devotion to their patriotic and military duties, whereas before 1914, a portion of the public opinion contested their attachment to their country.