GAULLE Charles de. 3 L. A. S., Rembertov 5, 26 and 30 August 1919, to his parents Henri and Jeanne de GAULLE; 4 pages in-8 each. On his mission in Poland, his award of the Légion d'honneur and German resentment of the French. 5 August, to his mother. He hopes to be able to come and embrace her in Paris soon. "Finally, I find myself little by little as I knew myself before this abominable captivity. My confidence in myself and in the future has returned. This is largely due to the fact that I find myself in my element at this officers' school. Apart from the fact that I have to work a lot, I get a lot of satisfaction out of it. From a general point of view, there is no doubt that the Polish officers' prejudices against the French - which were very strong at the beginning - have eased considerably. From a personal point of view, I am very happy to be appreciated by my chiefs, and I think that, all things considered, I made a good choice when I was assigned to this regiment-school'... 26th August. "My dearest Papa, I have the great joy and pride of announcing to you that I have been awarded the Legion of Honour. The Colonel has just called me to tell me so and to give me the text of the citation that accompanies my nomination. Here is the text: "At Douaumont on 2 March 1916, under a terrible bombardment, when the enemy had broken through the line and was attacking his company from all sides, he organised, after fierce hand-to-hand fighting, an island of resistance where everyone fought until all the ammunition was spent, the rifles smashed and the unarmed defenders fell; although seriously wounded by a bayonet shot, continued to be the soul of the defence, until he fell lifeless under the action of the gas. 2 previous wounds, 2 commendations. The order is dated 23 July and signed by Marshal Pétain. And he added: "I cannot conceal from others, or from myself, that this commendation goes far beyond the facts. I do not welcome this distinction for its own sake, but as a token of the general esteem in which my leaders have held me during the campaign, which is the best and most sincere reward"... 30 August, to his mother. He has just finished his first course. After evoking the favourable impression of his first series of Polish listeners, he predicted "that Germany will challenge the results of the war with regard to France and Poland by force of arms as soon as circumstances appear favourable to it. I am close enough to German opinion to be able to say that a formidable hatred is brewing in the souls of the vanquished, not against the Entente in general, nor especially against England or America, whom they have already forgiven, but against us"... LNC, I, p. 467, 468 and 470-471.