Souvenir du General Petain compass. Small brass compass, bearing the inscription Souvenir du General Petain on the reverse. This compass was made by HOULLIOT. It is smaller than the regulation compass, 4.5cm in diameter. The text engraved on the back evokes the winner of the battle of Verdun when he was still a general. Non-functional compass. This compass was one of General Petain's gifts to his soldiers during the Great War. Small brass compass engraved on the reverse with the inscription Souvenir du General Petain. This miniature field compass was manufactured by HOULLIOT and is smaller than the regulation model. Diameter 4.5 cm. The engraved text refers to the Marshal's role in the Battle of Verdun when he was still a general. Non-functional. This type of compass was among the gifts distributed by General Petain to soldiers during the Great War.