Gueules cassées (broken faces) 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. == Background == Trench warfare protected the bodies but left the heads exposed.
Gueules cassées (broken faces) 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. == Background == Trench warfare protected the bodies but left the heads exposed.
Source: Wikipedia "Gueules cassées" · CC BY-SA 4.0
Share this article: X · Bluesky