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  • Poilu or Grognard?

    Poilu or Grognard?

    Posted on January 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Poilu (pronounced /pwaly/ in French) is a warmly informal term for a French World War I infantryman, meaning, literally, hairy one. The term came into popular usage in France during the era of Napoleon Bonaparte and his massive citizen armies, though the term grognard (grumbler)...

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