20 Dec 1985
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The Siege of Calais
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Henri Étiévant 
Ernest Maupain 
Paul Amiot François Angely Blanchard 
Paul Capellani 
Georges Dorival 
Fernand Godeau 
Henry Krauss Robert Maire 
Léontine Massart Jean Salvat
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