Poilu (/ˈpwɑːluː/; French: [pwaly]) is an informal term for a late 18th century–early 20th century French infantryman, meaning, literally, the hairy one...

(10 September 2001). "Le dernier poilu s'est éteint". La Dernière Heure. Retrieved 2 May 2016. "Adieu au dernier poilu belge". La Dernière Heure. 19 September...

Mont des Poilus is a 3,161-metre (10,371-foot) mountain summit located in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its...

French Poilus posing with their war-torn flag in 1917, during World War I...

The Journées du Poilu Sportif (English: Hairy Sportsman Days) was a sports events held across France organized by the French sports weekly magazine Sporting...

First World War. The term became wrapped up in the public conception of the poilu ("hairy one", the typical French foot soldier) and his beloved pinard, joined...

Le Départ des poilus, août 1914 (French: Departure of the Infantrymen, August 1914) is a monumental mural by the American artist Albert Herter. The painting...

the anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Poilu Trench art ONAC. "Présentation du Bleuet de France". Archived from the original...

officially recognized veteran of the First World War from France and the last poilu of its trenches to die. Born in Italy, he travelled on his own to France...

"heartland" values. The brand was associated with the cigarette-smoking poilu (a slang term for the French infantryman in the trenches) and the resistance...