Allied Leaders at Podium

Black and white photograph of the dedication ceremony for the site of the Liberty Memorial on Nov. 1, 1921.

In attendance were Lieutenant General Baron Jacques of Belgium; General Armando Diaz of Italy; Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France; General John J. Pershing of the United States; and Admiral David Beatty of Great Britain.

This was the first time in history that the five Allied commanders from World War I were gathered together in once place.