Sarrebourg
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Sarrebourg is a commune of northeastern France.
The former town hall in Sarrebourg
Remains of the ramparts
A part of the sculptures trail
Charles Mangin
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Charles Emmanuel Marie Mangin was a French general during World War I.
Sarrebourg
…The French architect and pioneer of reinforced-concrete construction, Anatole de Baudot, was born in Sarrebourg in 1834. Charles Mangin, who was a French general during World War I, was born in Sarrebourg. Pierre Messmer, Prime Minister of France from 1972 to 1974, was also the mayor…
General Mangin
Mangin in the trenches, c. 1915.
Photograph taken at Fort du Regret (Verdun) in April 1916, showing senior commanders and officers of the 65th Infantry Regiment shortly before entering the front lines at Froide Terre. Mangin is stood third from the left.
Ferdinand Foch (left) in conversation with General Charles Mangin outside of the Minister of War's office in Paris, 2 November 1918.