His Life

Chronological journey of Colonel Adrien Henry from 1888 to 1963.

World War I

Adrien Henry's youth in Lacroix-sur-Meuse and military service with the 69e RI.

Adrien Henry's mobilisation with the 161e RI, the Battle of the Frontiers, the Battle of the Marne, and the fighting at the Saint-Mihiel salient.

Adrien Henry in the Argonne in early 1915 with the 161e RI. Fighting in the mud at Four de Paris and the Gruerie Wood.

The Battle of Champagne in September 1915. Adrien Henry seriously wounded, 35 of his 38 soldiers killed.

Adrien Henry at Verdun in May 1916 with the 361e RI. Buried alive, wounded, taken prisoner and escaped.

Adrien Henry at the Chemin des Dames in April 1917. Standard-bearer of the 161e RI, he receives the Légion d'Honneur in the trenches.

Adrien Henry in Poland with the French military advisers, fighting alongside the Poles against the Bolsheviks.

In 1927, Lieutenant Adrien Henry leaves the infantry and enters the Gendarmerie.

Adrien Henry at Chateauroux in the Gendarmerie. Presentation of the Commander's cravat of the Légion d'Honneur.

Lieutenant Edgard Dusseault, Colonel Henry's son-in-law, killed in action with the 24e RTS south of Amiens in 1940.

Adrien Henry as a Resistance fighter in Chateauroux, adviser to the Prefect, hunted by the Milice and the SS.

Liberation, visit to Oradour-sur-Glane, departure from the Gendarmerie, and presentation of the Grand Officer insignia of the Légion d'Honneur.

Colonel Adrien Henry's retirement in Commercy. Arms collection, tributes to veterans, and his final departure in 1963.