- 03 -222018
« A dedicated life », episode 15: Alfred Heurtaux
Birth: 20 May 1893 Death: 30 December 1985 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 12 June 1945 An officer cadet of Saint-Cyr Military School and then second lieutenant in the Hussars, he was wounded […]
- 03 -202018
« A dedicated life », episode 14: Roger Gérard
Birth: 17 May 1898 Death: 18 December 1968 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 20 January 1946 He joined the air force in May 1916 as a mechanic. He was incorporated into the 1st […]
- 03 -152018
« A dedicated life », episode 13: S.M George VI
Birth: 4 December 1895 Death: 6 February 1952 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 2 April 1960 Prince Albert received a military education at the Royal Naval College at Osborne and Dartmouth. In 1913, […]
- 03 -132018
« A dedicated life », episode 12: Charles de Gaulle
Birth: 22 November 1890 Death: 9 November 1970 Founder and Grand Master of the Order of the Liberation After leaving Saint-Cyr Military School in 1912, he chose infantry, which he deemed the “most military” part […]
- 03 -082018
« A dedicated life », episode 11: Henri Fruchaud
Birth: 16 July 1894 Death: 11 August 1960 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 16 October 1945 The considerable figure of 21 million casualties for the war as a whole reflects the firepower deployed […]
- 03 -062018
« A dedicated », episode 10: Pierre Fourcaud
Birth: 27 March 1898 Death: 2 May 1998 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 25 March 1943 After volunteering at the age of 18, he went to the frontline in Verdun with the 116th […]
- 03 -012018
« A dedicated life », episode 9: Paul Flandre
Birth: 29 March 1898 Death: 5 February 1978 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 7 August 1945 On the same day that the Aisne offensive began in April 1917, he joined the 102nd Heavy […]
- 02 -272018
« A dedicated life », episode 8: Roger Dumont
Birth: 17 mai 1898 Death: 13 mai 1943 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 28 May 1945 He was only 18 when he joined the army in October 1916. He was attached to the […]
- 02 -222018
« A dedicated life », episode 7: Sir Winston Churchill
Birth: 30 November 1874 Death: 24 January 1965 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 18 June 1958 After becoming First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911 following a brilliant political career, Winston Churchill began […]
- 02 -202018
« A dedicated life », episode 6: Eugène Chavant
Birth: 12 février 1894 Death: 28 janvier 1969 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 20 November 1944 After being mobilised with the army in 1912, he went to the frontline in summer 1914 with […]
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