- 04 -102018
« A dedicated life », episode 20: Émilienne Evrard-Moreau
Birth: 4 juin 1898 Death: 5 janvier 1971 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 11 August 1945 She was 16 in October 1914 when the Imperial Army occupied her village of Loos-en-Gohelle in Pas-de-Calais. […]
- 04 -052018
« A dedicated life », episode 19: Raoul Magrin-Vernerey, dit Monclar
Birth: 7 February 1892 Death: 3 June 1964 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 1st June 1943 Having graduated from Saint-Cyr on the eve of the war, he took part in most of the […]
- 04 -032018
« A dedicated life », episode 18: Philippe Livry-Level
Birth: 16 June 1898 Death: 15 December 1960 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 10 December 1943 A volunteer recruit at the age of 17 in 1915, he trained at Fontainebleau Artillery School before […]
- 03 -272018
« A dedicated life », episode 16: Paul Jonas
Birth: 8 June 1898 Death: 6 June 1958 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 7 August 1945 At the end of October 1917, the Battle of the Chemin des Dames ended with the victorious […]
- 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 […]
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