sentences:  In 1917 he saw frontline service at the Chemin des Dames and Verdun.Apart from Major Du Paty de Clam, Dreyfus was the only officer directly involved in the Affair to serve in the war.Having been named as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour at the time of his reinstatement in 1906, Dreyfus was promoted to the rank of officer of the Legion of Honour in 1919.