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Noun Concept
Categories: French casualties of World War I, Military terminology, France in World War I, Ugliness, French words and phrases
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Gueules cassées  Broken faces  Gueules cassees
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Gueules cassées is a French expression for facially disfigured servicemen that originated in World War I. Colonel Yves Picot is said to have coined the term when he was refused entry to a gathering for those disabled from the war. Wikipedia
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Gueules cassées is a French expression for facially disfigured servicemen that originated in World War I. Colonel Yves Picot is said to have coined the term when he was refused entry to a gathering for those disabled from the war. Wikipedia
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defacement
disabled veteran
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France
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Gueules cassées
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Gueules cassées
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broken faces
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Broken faces, Gueules cassees

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