 In France, he became an instructor at the Inter-Allied Tank School in Recloses, until his battalion was ordered to the front on November 1, 1918, ten days before the Armistice.After the war, Robinson elected to return in France to pursue post-graduate work.He met Yvonne Marie Dewachter (1898–1966) in 1919 while both were students at the University of Bordeaux.