ALS, 1909 September 26 : Wimereur, to his cousins, Monsieur and Madame Charles Cotte in Bergerac.

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ALS, 1909 September 26 : Wimereur, to his cousins, Monsieur and Madame Charles Cotte in Bergerac.

As he begins his military career, DeGaulle thanks his family for their support. He says he will wear the uniform of a common soldier, then spend two years at L'Ecole de Saint Cyr, then can wear the epaulette.

2 p. ; 17 x 11 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6932108

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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