French Navy Rear Adm. Geoffroy d'Andigne, right, joint commander of the French Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific, French Armed Forces in French Polynesia, awards the Medale Militaire to Adjutant-chef de la Gendarmerie Maritime Olivier Landes during the Bazeilles Day Ceremony in Arue, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 31, 2022. The ceremony honored the events of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, when French Marines stood up to a force of Bavarians who outnumbered the French 10 to one. Taking place in the French Village of Bazeilles, the battle is considered one of the first occurrences of urban warf

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French Navy Rear Adm. Geoffroy d'Andigne, right, joint commander of the French Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific, French Armed Forces in French Polynesia, awards the Medale Militaire to Adjutant-chef de la Gendarmerie Maritime Olivier Landes during the Bazeilles Day Ceremony in Arue, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 31, 2022. The ceremony honored the events of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, when French Marines stood up to a force of Bavarians who outnumbered the French 10 to one. Taking place in the French Village of Bazeilles, the battle is considered one of the first occurrences of urban warfare.

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