Préparation de la Jeunesse Française au Service Militaire [Preparation of French Youth for Military Service]

whole: the image occupies the upper third and is held within a narrow black border. The title is separate and positioned across the centre left, centre and centre right, in black. The text is partially integrated and is positioned at the top edge centre, centre left, centre, centre right and in the lower third, in black and blue. All set against a light brown background held within a white border. image: a full-length depiction of a young man wearing running shorts. He stands poised to run, carrying the French Tricolore in his left hand, and is surrounded by lines of French troops in the foreground and middleground. In the background left, a man ploughs with two horses against a backdrop of smoking factory chimneys and a rising sun. In the background right, a town with a burning cathedral is visible. text: classe 1920 à notre tour!.. William MALHERBE..1918 RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE MINISTÈRE DE LA GUERRE DIRECTION DE L'INFANTERIE SECTION D'INSTRUCTION ET D'ENTRAINEMENT PHYSIQUES PRÉPARATION DE LA JEUNESSE FRANÇAISE AU SERVICE MILITAIRE Jeunes Français! Vous qui appartenez aux plus prochaines classes appelées à l'honneur de servir sous les drapeaux préparez-vous à tenir dignement votre place dans la phalange heroïque de vos aînés. Afin d'assurer le triomphe de sa juste cause et de rendre complète, décisive et réparatrice la Victoire de demain, la France réclame plus que jamais de ses enfants la vigueur et l'énergie. Devenez donc des forts, au physique comme au moral. Vous le voudrez, car il dépend de vous d'acquérir cette Force en fréquentant les séances de Préparation au Service Militaire. Vous y pratiquerez l'Éducation Physique et Sportive, tous les exercices de plein air susceptibles de faciliter plus tard votre tâche de soldat. Par cette activité, vous aurez accru votre endurance, vous vous sentirez des jeunes hommes bien d'aplomb, mains adroites, bras musclés, jambes agiles, poitrines de fer et cœur d'or. Vous serez prêts à servir le pays. Le Certificat de Préparation au Service Militaire et les avanatages qu'il comporte seront une première et juste récompense de vos efforts. Enfants de France, espoir de demain, préparez-vous! Soyez forts! Assurez l'avenir de la Race et la défense de la Patrie! DEVAMBEZ PARIS. [Class of 1920, in our turn! French Republic. Ministry for War, Directorate of Infantry. Physical instruction and training section. Preparation of French Youth for Military Service. Young Frenchmen! You who belong to the next classes called to the honour of serving under our flag, get ready to take your place worthily in the heroic phalanx of your forefathers. In order to ensure the triumph of its just cause and make complete, decisive and restorative the Victory of tomorrow, France more than ever demands vigour and energy of its children. So become strong, both physically and morally. You will want to, because it is up to you to acquire that strength by attending the Preparation for Military Service sessions. You will practise Physical and Sports Education, all the open-air exercises likely to make your job as a soldier easier later on. Through this activity, you will have increased your endurance, you will feel that you are well set-up young men, with skilful hands, muscular arms, agile legs, chests of iron and hearts of gold. You will be ready to serve your country. The Certificate of Preparation for Military Service and the benefits it brings will be first well earned reward for your efforts. Children of France, the hope of tomorrow, be prepared! Be strong! Ensure the future of the Race and the defence of your native land!]

A version with additional text was also produced (PST 12824).

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