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Aimé Lepercq (409 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aimé Marie Antoine Lepercq (2 September 1889 – 9 November 1944) was a French soldier, industrialist and political figure. Born in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or

Maurice Buret (70 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Maurice Buret (21 May 1909 – 23 August 2003) was a French military officer, equestrian, and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the

Christian-Jaque (491 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine

Jacques Mitterrand (75 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jacques Mitterrand (10 June 1908 – 5 June 1991) was the Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France and a founder of the small left wing party Union progressiste

René de Naurois (291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Abbé René de Naurois (24 November 1906 – 12 January 2006) was a French Catholic priest, chaplain, and ornithologist. During the Second World War Naurois

Pierre Moinot (208 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierre Moinot (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ mwano]; 29 March 1920, in Fressines, Deux-Sèvres – 6 March 2007, in Paris) was a French novelist. He was elected

Edmonde Charles-Roux (677 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edmonde Charles-Roux (French pronunciation: [ɛdmɔ̃d ʃaʁl ʁu]; 17 April 1920 – 20 January 2016) was a French writer. Charles-Roux was born in 1920 at Neuilly-sur-Seine

Rose Warfman (1,116 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Resistance. She also was awarded the Médaille Militaire 1939–1945, the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, and the Croix du combattant volontaire de la Résistance. On 10

Lorenzo Semple Jr. (1,206 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lorenzo Elliott Semple III (March 27, 1923 – March 28, 2014), known professionally as Lorenzo Semple Jr., was an American writer. He is best known for

Salomon Gluck (694 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Abraham Salomon Glück (5 November 1914 – c. 20 May 1944) was a French physician and a member of the French Resistance. His father was a direct descendant

Charles Wintour (876 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Vere Wintour CBE (18 May 1917 – 4 November 1999) was a British newspaper editor. He was the father of Anna Wintour, the Vogue magazine editor-in-chief

Theodore Leslie Futch (769 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Defense Service Medal Chevalier of the Legion of Honor (France) French Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palm Knight of the Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau

Michel Mohrt (463 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Michel Mohrt (28 April 1914 – 17 August 2011) was an editor, essayist, novelist and historian of French literature. Mohrt was born in Morlaix, Finistère

Marcel Boiteux (411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marcel Boiteux (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl bwatø]; 9 May 1922 – 6 September 2023) was a French economist, mathematician, and senior civil service member

LeRoy H. Anderson (335 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

LeRoy Hagen Anderson (February 2, 1906 – September 25, 1991) was a U.S. Representative from Montana. Born in Ellendale, North Dakota, Anderson, the grandson

Yvette Lundy (626 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Yvette Lundy (22 April 1916 – 3 November 2019) was a French resistance fighter during the French Resistance of World War II. She provided the inspiration

Jean Lartéguy (979 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

numerous military awards, including the Légion d'honneur, the Croix de guerre 1939-1945, and the Croix de guerre T.O.E. After his military service, Lartéguy

Adam Vetulani (291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Adam Joachim Vetulani (20 March 1901 – 25 September 1976) was a Polish historian of medieval and canon law, professor of the Jagiellonian University and

René Laurentin (819 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Father René Laurentin (French pronunciation: [ʁəne loʁɑ̃tɛ̃]; October 19, 1917 – September 10, 2017) was a French theologian. He is widely recognized as

Raoul Nordling (542 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Raoul Nordling (French: [ʁaul nɔʁdliŋ], Swedish: [ˈrɑ̌ːʊl ˈnûːɖlɪŋ]; 11 November 1882 – 1 October 1962) was a Swedish-French businessman and diplomat.

Christopher Rhodes (384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Christopher George Rhodes, 3rd Baronet (30 April 1914 – 22 June 1964) was an English film and television actor. He was awarded the French Croix de

Christopher Rhodes (384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Christopher George Rhodes, 3rd Baronet (30 April 1914 – 22 June 1964) was an English film and television actor. He was awarded the French Croix de

Jean Gabin (1,437 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé, known as Jean Gabin (French: [ʒɑ̃ gabɛ̃]; 17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key

Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie (601 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie (6 January 1900 – 12 June 1969) was a French journalist, politician and member of the French Resistance. Born in Paris

John B. England (714 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Brooke England (15 January 1923 – 17 November 1954) was a World War II fighter ace in the American 357th Fighter Group and a career fighter pilot

Philippe Ragueneau (162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Légion d'honneur Compagnon de la Libération (17 November 1945) Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 (3 citations) Médaille de la Résistance Médaille Coloniale Croix

Einar Skinnarland (295 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Einar Skinnarland DCM (27 April 1918 – 5 December 2002) was a Norwegian resistance fighter during the Second World War. Einar Skinnarland was born in Vinje

André Leroi-Gourhan (1,189 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

André Leroi-Gourhan (/ləˈrwɑː ɡuːˈrɑːn/; French: [ləʁwa guʁɑ̃]; 25 August 1911 – 19 February 1986) was a French archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist

Charles Denner (416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Denner (29 May 1926 – 10 September 1995) was a French actor born to a Jewish family in Tarnów, Poland. During his 30-year career he worked with

Rémy Raffalli (310 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Légion d'honneur Knight (1944) Officer (1951) Commander (1951) Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with one bronze star Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations

Henri Navarre (1,092 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Commander of the Légion d'honneur Croix de guerre 1914–1918 Croix de guerre 1939–1945 Médaille de la Résistance with rosette Distinguished Service Cross

Frank Byers (602 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Frank Byers, Baron Byers, OBE, PC, DL (24 July 1915 – 6 February 1984) was a British Liberal Party politician who later became a life peer and

Georges Izard (375 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Georges Izard (17 June 1903, in Abeilhan, Hérault – 20 September 1973, in Paris) was a French politician, lawyer, journalist and essayist. Izard was named

Raymond R. Guest (1,174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Raymond Richard Guest OBE (November 25, 1907 – December 31, 1991) was an American businessman, thoroughbred race horse owner and polo player. From 1965

André Marie (778 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

André Marie (3 December 1897 – 12 June 1974) was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister during the Fourth Republic in 1948. Born at

Pierre Dac (226 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

André Isaac (15 August 1893 Châlons-sur-Marne, France – 9 February 1975 Paris, France), better known as Pierre Dac, was a French humorist. During World

Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie (665 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henri d'Astier de La Vigerie (11 September 1897 – 10 October 1952) was a French soldier, Résistance member, and conservative politician. Henri d'Astier

Pierre Chany (957 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierre Chany (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃani]; 16 December 1922 – 18 June 1996) was a French cycling journalist. He covered the Tour de France 49 times

Michel Arnaud (415 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the Légion d'honneur Companion of the Liberation (7 July 1945) Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (3 citations) Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures

Joe David Brown (582 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joe David Brown (May 12, 1915 – April 22, 1976) was an American novelist and journalist from Birmingham, Alabama. He drew memorably from his own life to

André Salvat (564 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

André Salvat (16 May 1920 – 9 February 2017) was a colonel in the French Army. He was a veteran of World War II, the First Indochina War and the Algerian

Théophile Marie Brébant (375 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

bronze palm, 1 gilt star, 1 silver star, 1 bronze star) French Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (2 bronze palms) French Croix de guerre des TOE (1 silver star)

Forrest Pogue (1,034 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Forrest Carlisle Pogue Jr. (September 17, 1912 – October 6, 1996) was an official United States Army historian during World War II. He was a proponent

William Guarnere (1,525 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William J. Guarnere Sr. (April 28, 1923 – March 8, 2014) was a United States Army paratrooper who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer

Paul Arnaud de Foïard (1,344 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

mine. He was evacuated on 28 November 1944 and earned his first croix de guerre 1939–1945. It was at the head of his section in Germany that he was awarded

Gabriel G. Nahas (319 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gabriel Georges Nahas (March 4, 1920 – June 28, 2012) was an anesthesiologist known for his advocacy against marijuana use and for the illegality of drugs

Émile Borel (1,209 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel (French: [bɔʁɛl]; 7 January 1871 – 3 February 1956) was a French mathematician and politician. As a mathematician, he

Mahmoud Harbi (845 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mahamoud Harbi Farah (Arabic: محمود الحربي, Somali: Maxamuud Xarbi Faarax) (1921 – 29 September 1960) was a Djiboutian politician of Somali ethnicity.

Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert (481 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

1944) Médaille militaire Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (7 citations) Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (5 citations) Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures

Cino Del Duca (751 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cino Del Duca (25 July 1899 – 24 May 1967) was an Italian-born businessman, film producer, and philanthropist who moved to France in 1923, where he made

José Aboulker (1,157 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Commander of the Légion d'honneur Companion of the Liberation Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (3 citations) U.S. Medal of Freedom Jose Aboulker, among the leaders

Gordon Roy McGregor (336 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gordon Roy McGregor, CC OBE DFC (September 26, 1901 – March 3, 1971) was a Canadian businessman and the first president of Air Canada. Born in Montreal

Charles H. Bonesteel III (623 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Hartwell Bonesteel III (26 September 1909 – 13 October 1977) was an American military commander, the son of Major General Charles Hartwell Bonesteel

Claude Barrès (264 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

border. Commander of the Légion d’honneur Médaille militaire Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with palm He received thirteen citations during his career. Archives

Mostefa Ben Boulaïd (613 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mostefa Ben-Boulaïd (Arabic: مصطفى بن بولعيد) (5 February 1917 – 22 March 1956) was an Algerian revolutionary leader. Ben-Boulaid was born in Arris, Batna

František Peřina (1,647 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wing Commander General František Peřina (8 April 1911, Morkůvky – 6 May 2006, Prague) was a Czech fighter pilot, an ace during World War II with the French

Andrée Peel (800 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Andrée Peel (3 February 1905 – 5 March 2010) was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War who worked against the German occupation

Gabriel Brunet de Sairigné (322 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Légion d'honneur Compagnon de la Libération (9 September 1942) Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (7 citations) Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Extérieures

Stratton Hammon (366 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stratton Owen Hammon (March 6, 1904 – October 22, 1997) was a Louisville, Kentucky, architect known for his Colonial Revival style homes. Hammon was a

Robert Denoon Cumming (283 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert Denoon Cumming (October 27, 1916 – 25 August 2004) was a Canadian-American philosopher and historian of twentieth-century Continental philosophy

Whitfield Jack (88 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George Whitfield Jack Jr., known as Whitfield Jack or Whit Jack (July 10, 1906 – April 23, 1989), was a United States Army colonel in World War II, a major

Gilbert Durand (905 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gilbert Durand (1 May 1921 – 7 December 2012) was a French academic known for his work on the imaginary, symbolic anthropology and mythology. According

Aline Rhonie (1,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aline "Pat" Rhonie Hofheimer Brooks (August 16, 1909 – January 7, 1963) was an American aviator. Rhonie had several firsts as a pilot and was one of the

Marcel Albert (640 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

République française dated 14 April 2010) Compagnon de la Libération Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 with 15 palms and 3 silver gilt stars Médaille de la Résistance

Eugénie Djendi (356 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Eugénie Malika Djendi (1918 – 18 January 1945) was a French heroine of World War II, who served in the Special Operations Executive and was executed by

Berty Albrecht (1,491 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

six women named to this order) Médaille militaire (posthumous) Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 with Army acknowledgements Officer of the Resistance Jeanne Bohec

Eugénie Djendi (356 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Eugénie Malika Djendi (1918 – 18 January 1945) was a French heroine of World War II, who served in the Special Operations Executive and was executed by

Pierre Chaillet (169 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierre Chaillet (1900–1972) was a French Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), who was recognised as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem

Berty Albrecht (1,491 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

six women named to this order) Médaille militaire (posthumous) Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 with Army acknowledgements Officer of the Resistance Jeanne Bohec

Pierre de Chambrun (359 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Consultative Assembly from 1944 to 1945. In 1947 he received the Croix de guerre 1939-1945 for his work during the Second World War and was made a Chevalier

Marcel Haegelen (563 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Colonel Marcel Émile Haegelen (13 September 1896 – 24 May 1950), Légion d'honneur, Médaille militaire, Croix de Guerre, was a World War I French flying

Edward Zeff (749 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edward Zeff MBE Croix de Guerre (1904–1974) was a British agent of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Edward Zeff was born to

Wacław Król (590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wacław Król (25 December 1915 – 15 June 1991) was a Polish military pilot and an air colonel of the Polish Air Force. A veteran of the Polish Air Forces

Clarence Lionel Adcock (388 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Clarence Lionel Adcock (October 23, 1895 – January 9, 1967) was a United States Army officer during World War II. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts

Erle Cocke Jr. (488 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Egbert Erle Cocke, Jr. (May 10, 1921 – April 23, 2000) was an American businessman and highly decorated World War II veteran who served as the 33rd National

André Bollier (336 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

André Bollier (May 30, 1920 – June 17, 1944) was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. Bollier was born in Paris and enrolled in the École

Henry Dorgères (736 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henri-Auguste d'Halluin (February 6, 1897, Wasquehal – January 22, 1985), known by the pseudonym Henri Dorgères, was a French political activist. He is

Marcel Oopa (337 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marcel Pouvanaa Oopa (21 April 1917 — 14 July 1961) was a Tahitian politician, the son of the Tahitian leader Pouvanaa a Oopa. He belonged to the political

Roger Souchère (534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Roger Souchère (21 February 1899 – 2 July 1963) was a French architect who participated in the French Resistance during World War II (1939–45). Roger Georges

Edmond Debeaumarché (808 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edmond Debeaumarché (15 December 1906 – 28 March 1959) was a French postal worker who joined the French Resistance during World War II. For his service

Brigitte Gros (444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brigitte Gros (12 June 1925 – 11 March 1985) was a French journalist and politician. She served as the mayor of Meulan-en-Yvelines and as a member of the

Martin Knowlton (697 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Martin Perry Knowlton (July 30, 1920 – March 12, 2009) was the American co-founder of Elderhostel, a non-profit organization established in 1975 that allows

Auguste Le Breton (711 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Auguste Le Breton (born Auguste Monfort 18 February 1913 – 31 May 1999) was a Breton novelist who wrote primarily about the criminal underworld. His novels

Jacques André (122 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jacques André (25 February 1919 – 2 April 1988) was a French fighter pilot in the Normandie-Niemen Regiment, which flew on the Eastern Front of World War

Jacques Andrieux (476 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jacques Andrieux (15 August 1917 – 21 January 2005) was a French fighter ace of the Second World War credited with 6 aerial victories. Jacques Andrieux

Pierre Garbay (535 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the Légion d'honneur Companion of the Liberation (25 June 1941) Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (7 citations) Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures

Leo Hoegh (1,443 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Leo Arthur Hoegh (/hɔɪɡ/; March 30, 1908 – July 15, 2000) was a decorated U.S. Army officer, lawyer, and politician who served as the 33rd governor of

Guy Lux (1,282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Guy Maurice Lux (21 June 1919 – 13 June 2003) was a French TV host and producer best known for his 1961 creation of the game show Intervilles and its numerous

Guy Lux (1,282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Guy Maurice Lux (21 June 1919 – 13 June 2003) was a French TV host and producer best known for his 1961 creation of the game show Intervilles and its numerous

Maria Justeau (400 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Maria Justeau (1912–2008) was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. Along with her husband, Eugene Justeau, she saved the lives of many

Marthe Cohn (1,034 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marthe Hoffnung Cohn (born 13 April 1920) is a French author, nurse, former spy and Holocaust survivor. She wrote about her experiences as a spy during

Alain Savary (622 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alain Savary (25 April 1918 – 17 February 1988) was a French Socialist politician, deputy to the National Assembly of France during the Fourth and Fifth

Francis H. Griswold (429 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Francis Hopkinson Griswold (November 5, 1904 – April 11, 1989) was an American Air Force lieutenant general who was commandant of the National War College

Roy E. Lindquist (829 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

during Operation Market Garden. France decorated him with the Croix de guerre 1939-1945 for his part in Normandy Campaign. After World War II, Lindquist

Guy Le Borgne (408 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Légion d'honneur Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite Croix de guerre 1939-1945 Médaille de la Résistance Military Cross (UK) In 1996, he was

Charles Andrew MacGillivary (1,435 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Andrew MacGillivary (January 17, 1917 – June 24, 2000) was a Medal of Honor recipient, born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. A sergeant

Jean Biondi (353 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean Dominique Biondi (9 May 1900 – 10 November 1950) was a French politician. Jean Biondi was born in Sari-d'Orcino, on the island of Corsica. Educated

Tony Poncet (588 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tony Poncet (23 December 1918 – 13 November 1979) was a Spanish-born, French-raised opera tenor. The peak of his career spanned the 1956-to-1966 period

Jean Gimpel (432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean Gimpel (10 October 1918 – 15 June 1996) was a French historian and medievalist. Gimpel was one of three sons of a French father, the art dealer René

Pierre Larthomas (199 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierre Henri Larthomas (4 June 1915 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande – 8 July 2000) was a French theatre theorist. Larthomas entered the French Army in 1930 as

Jacqueline Fleury (350 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jacqueline Marié-Fleury (born 12 December 1923) is a former member of the French Resistance. She was born Jacqueline Marié, the daughter of a military

Albert Wolff (fencer) (382 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Albert Wolff (July 13, 1906 – June 14, 1989) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Wolff was born in Barr, Bas-Rhin, France, and was Jewish. He

Renée Lévy (837 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Renée Léa Lévy (26 September 1906 – 31 August 1943) was a French school teacher of Jewish origins. During World War II (1939–45) she became a member of

Alfred Touny (1,073 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alfred Touny (24 October 1886 – April 1944) was a French soldier, lawyer and businessman who became one of the leaders of the French Resistance during

Brigitte Friang (431 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brigitte Friang (23 January 1924 – 6 March 2011) was a French journalist, writer and French Resistance member. Friang was born in Paris in 1924 and immediately

Peter Carter (academic lawyer) (152 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Peter Basil Carter (10 April 1921 – 16 September 2004) was a Fellow and Tutor in Law at Wadham College, Oxford. Carter was educated at Loughborough Grammar

Edmond Michelet (360 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edmond Michelet (French pronunciation: [ɛdmɔ̃ miʃlɛ]; 8 October 1899 – 9 October 1970) was a French politician. He is the father of the writer Claude Michelet

Germaine Tillion (1,781 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

l'Ordre national du Mérite Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (1977) Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 Médaille de la Résistance Médaille de la déportation et de l'internement

Brigitte Friang (431 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brigitte Friang (23 January 1924 – 6 March 2011) was a French journalist, writer and French Resistance member. Friang was born in Paris in 1924 and immediately

Edmond Michelet (360 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edmond Michelet (French pronunciation: [ɛdmɔ̃ miʃlɛ]; 8 October 1899 – 9 October 1970) was a French politician. He is the father of the writer Claude Michelet

Samuel W. Koster (1,392 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Samuel William Koster (December 29, 1919 – January 23, 2006) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of major general, and

Sir Richard Rees, 2nd Baronet (565 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Richard Lodowick Edward Montagu Rees, 2nd Baronet (4 April 1900 – 24 July 1970) was a British diplomat, writer, humanitarian, and painter. Rees was

Gleb Plaksin (572 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gleb Vasilyevich Plaksin (16 August 1925 – 21 November 2008) was a French-born Soviet and Russian film actor and musician. Gleb Plaksin was born in Lyon

Justin Catayée (82 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Justin Catayée (Guianese Creole French: Jisten Kataye; 30 May 1916 – 22 June 1962) was a French politician who served in the French National Assembly from

Alexander Sachal (594 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexander Povlovic Sachal (November 24, 1924 – March 26, 2020) was an American artist known for his paintings. He was born in Russia, and lived in Sonoma

John C. Begovich (178 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John C. Begovich (January 17, 1916 in Jackson Gate, CA – November 2, 1999 in Amador, CA) served in the California State Senate for the 9th district from

Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont (662 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont (14 May 1914 – 2 August 2006) was a militant communist who took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War, and

Frank B. James (397 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Frank B. James (March 21, 1912 – December 9, 2004) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. James was born on March 21, 1912, in Delavan

Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac (356 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac CBE (22 January 1917 – 8 April 2015) was a French journalist, a member of the French Resistance and a historian. During World

Simone Segouin (1,077 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Simone Segouin (French: [simɔn səɡwɛ̃]; 3 October 1925 – 21 February 2023), also known by her nom de guerre Nicole Minet (French: [nikɔl minɛ]), was a

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French and African honours; Officer of the Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre 1939-1945, Rosette of the Résistance, Etoile équatoriale du Gabon and Ordre

George Brink (736 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lieutenant General George Edwin Brink, CB, CBE, DSO (27 September 1889 – 30 April 1971) was a South African military commander. Brink was born at Jagersfontein

Chester Victor Clifton Jr. (668 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chester Victor Clifton Jr. (September 24, 1913 – December 23, 1991) was a major general in the United States Army and an aide to Presidents John F. Kennedy

Sidney Charles Jones (399 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sidney Jones MBE CdeG MR (1902–1944) was a British Special Operations Executive agent during the Second World War. He was captured and executed by the

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Gerard Evelyn Herbert "Gerry" Mansell CBE (16 February 1921 – 18 December 2010) was a BBC executive, most famous for reorganising BBC Radio into Radio

William R. Schmidt (785 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Class 5th Row Officer of the Legion of Honor (France) French Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palm Belgian Croix de guerre 1940-1945 with Palm Czechoslovak

Jan Kubiš (1,863 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jan Kubiš (24 June 1913 – 18 June 1942) was a Czech soldier, one of a team of Czechoslovak British-trained paratroopers sent to eliminate acting Reichsprotektor

Frederick Cardozo (490 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lt. Col Frederick Henry Cardozo MC (1 December 1916 – 7 October 2011) was a British soldier and SOE veteran. Cardozo was brought up in the Loire Valley

Boris Taslitzky (829 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Boris Taslitzky, sometimes Boris Tazlitsky (September 30, 1911 – December 9, 2005), was a French painter with left-wing sympathies, best known for his

Charles Huntziger (472 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Huntziger (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl œ̃tsiʒe]; 25 June 1880 – 11 November 1941) was a French Army general during World War I and World War II

Jean Cavaillès (1,482 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean Cavaillès (/ˌkævaɪˈɛs/; French: [ʒɑ̃ kavajɛs]; 15 May 1903 – 4 April 1944) was a French philosopher and logician who specialized in philosophy of

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Louis Jacquinot (16 September 1898 – 14 June 1993) was a French lawyer and politician, and chief of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's office. Jacquinot

Jean René Baroux (302 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean René Baroux (1922–1992) was a Morocco-born veteran of World War II and a writer very much engaged in the evolution of the French language. While a

Radomir Pavitchevitch (301 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

médaillé militaire, the adjudant-chef Pavitchevitch received the Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with a palm and 4 stars (two of vermeil, one of silver, and one

Frederick Cardozo (490 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lt. Col Frederick Henry Cardozo MC (1 December 1916 – 7 October 2011) was a British soldier and SOE veteran. Cardozo was brought up in the Loire Valley

Boris Taslitzky (829 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Boris Taslitzky, sometimes Boris Tazlitsky (September 30, 1911 – December 9, 2005), was a French painter with left-wing sympathies, best known for his

Leo Genn (2,387 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Leopold John Genn (/ɡɛn/ GHEN; 9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister. Distinguished by his relaxed charm and smooth, "black

Marcel Francisci (828 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marcel Francisci (30 November 1919 – 16 January 1982) was a French politician and an alleged member of the Unione Corse who was accused of masterminding

Manton S. Eddy (1,183 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lieutenant General Manton Sprague Eddy (May 16, 1892 – April 10, 1962) was a senior United States Army officer who served in both World War I and World

John McNulty (U.S. Marine Corps) (461 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Maj. John McNulty of Revere, Massachusetts (fl. c. 1918), American Expeditionary Forces, was a U.S. Marine Corps World War I war hero. For his service

Clarence R. Huebner (1,088 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(France) French Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with Palm 6th Row French Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with Palm Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Belgian

Olivier Guichard (378 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Olivier Guichard (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje giʃaʁ]; 27 July 1920 – 20 January 2004) was a French politician. He was born in Néac and joined the French

Hans Namuth (2,384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hans Namuth (March 17, 1915 – October 13, 1990) was a German-born photographer. Namuth specialized in portraiture, photographing many artists, including

Jean Jérôme (630 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean Jérôme (1906–1990) was a French communist activist and Resistance member. Born as Michał Feintuch (in French Mikhaël or Michel), he took the pseudonym

John Bertram Oakes (1,548 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Bertram Oakes (April 23, 1913 – April 5, 2001) was an iconoclastic and influential U.S. journalist known for his early commitment to the environment

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René Labat (5 June 1904 – 3 April 1974) was a 20th-century French Assyriologist. He was a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres from

Richard W. Fellows (890 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brigadier General Richard W. Fellows (September 7, 1914– August 7, 1998) was a United States Air Force officer who served during World War II and the Cold

Maurice Jaubert (1,932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Maurice Jaubert (3 January 1900 – 19 June 1940) was a prolific French composer who scored some of the most important films of the early sound era in France

Welborn Griffith (323 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Welborn Barton Griffith Jr. (November 19, 1901 – August 16, 1944) was an American officer who served during World War II in the United States Army. He

Fred Moore (politician) (141 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Fred Moore (2 August 1920 – 16 September 2017) was a French soldier, politician, and optician. A native of Brest, Moore was born on 2 August 1920. He fought

Knut Haugland (1,270 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Knut Magne Haugland, DSO, MM, (23 September 1917 – 25 December 2009) was a resistance fighter and noted explorer from Norway, who accompanied Thor Heyerdahl

Charles Spofford (518 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Merville Spofford CBE (November 17, 1902 – March 23, 1991) was an American lawyer who held posts in NATO and on the boards of numerous arts organizations

Jean Jérôme (630 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean Jérôme (1906–1990) was a French communist activist and Resistance member. Born as Michał Feintuch (in French Mikhaël or Michel), he took the pseudonym

Charles Spofford (518 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Merville Spofford CBE (November 17, 1902 – March 23, 1991) was an American lawyer who held posts in NATO and on the boards of numerous arts organizations

Edward Tomkins (832 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Edward Emile Tomkins GCMG CVO (16 November 1915 – 20 September 2007) was a British diplomat, who served as British Ambassador to the Netherlands from

Kenneth H. Dahlberg (1,710 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kenneth Harry Dahlberg (June 30, 1917 – October 4, 2011) was an American businessman and highly decorated World War II fighter ace. According to reporter

Raymond Delange (276 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Raymond Delange (21 January 1898 – 14 May 1976) was a French Army general. He was a veteran of World War I, World War II and the Algerian War. He was made

Marie Hackin (276 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marie Parmentier, married name Marie Hackin, (1905-1941) was an archaeologist and Resistance member who worked with her husband Joseph Hackin, who also

Fyodor Tolbukhin (1,524 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin (Russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Толбу́хин; 16 June 1894 – 17 October 1949) was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet

Edwin L. Sibert (475 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Medal Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Officier de la Légion d'honneur French Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with Palm

Carl Gustav Fleischer (2,202 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Carl Gustav Fleischer KCB (28 December 1883 – 19 December 1942) was a Norwegian general and the first land commander to win a major victory against the

Bolesław Kontrym (460 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lieutenant Bolesław Kontrym (Zatruka, Russian Empire, 27 August 1898 – 20 January 1953, Warsaw, Poland), also known by codenames Żmudzin, Biały, Bielski

Jean Ferniot (684 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean Ferniot (10 October 1918 – 21 July 2012) was a French journalist and novelist. He won the Prix Interallié in 1961. Ferniot was born on 10 October

Jean de Laborde (978 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(stripped) Médaille militaire (stripped) Croix de guerre 1914-1918 Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (France) Ordre du Mérite Maritime 1901 China expedition commemorative

François Picard-Destelan (126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

François Picard-Destelan (20 April 1909 in British Hong Kong – 12 January 1983 in Criquetot-l'Esneval) was a French admiral of the French Navy. He joined

Joe Bertony (1,135 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph Bertony (4 March 1922 – 7 April 2019) was a French-born Australian engineer. Trained as a naval architect, he served in the French Navy during the

Pierre Chaumié (245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierre Chaumié (21 February 1880 – 13 June 1966) was a French politician. Pierre Jean-Marie Bertrand Camille Chaumié was born into a political family in

Pierrette Louin (314 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierrette Denise Louin (1 October 1920 – 18 January 1945) was a French heroine of World War II who served in the Special Operations Executive and was executed

Seymour Hicks (2,572 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Edward Seymour Hicks (30 January 1871 – 6 April 1949), better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, actor-manager

Pierre Chaumié (245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierre Chaumié (21 February 1880 – 13 June 1966) was a French politician. Pierre Jean-Marie Bertrand Camille Chaumié was born into a political family in

Edmond Marin la Meslée (708 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edmond Marin la Meslée (5 February 1912 – 4 February 1945) was a French fighter pilot in World War II. 5th highest-scoring French ace of the conflict with

François d'Astier de La Vigerie (428 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

François d'Astier de La Vigerie (7 March 1886 – 9 October 1956) was a French military leader during two World Wars. His family were from Vivarais, and

Victor Brodeur (311 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rear-Admiral Victor Gabriel Brodeur, CB, CBE, CD (September 17, 1892 – October 6, 1976) was a Royal Canadian Navy officer. He was a member of the first

Marie-José Villiers (893 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marie-José Villiers, Lady Villiers (30 April 1916 – 1 February 2015) was a British-born Belgian countess, born Countess Marie-José de la Barre d’Erquelinnes

Sergei Khudyakov (1,080 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sergei Alexandrovich Khudyakov (Armenian: Սերգեյ Ալեքսանդրի Խուդյակով; Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Худяко́в); (born Armenak Artemi Khanferiants (Armenian:

Catherine Dior (1,449 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ginette Dior (2 August 1917 – 17 June 2008), better known as Catherine Dior, was a French Resistance fighter during World War II. Involved with the Franco-Polish

Lee S. Gerow (455 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Eastern Campaign Medal with four service stars World War II Victory Medal French Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palm Italian War Cross for Military Valor

Edmund Hill (436 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Major General Edmund W. Hill CBE (April 26, 1896 – May 1, 1973) was an American aviation pioneer who served in the military in both world wars. Born in

René-Georges Laurin (618 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

René-Georges Laurin (Paris, 2 May 1921 - Saint-Raphaël (Var), 29 April 2006) was a French politician. He was born in the 10th arrondissement of Paris and

Timuel Black (1,408 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Timuel Dixon Black Jr. (December 7, 1918 – October 13, 2021) was an American educator, civil rights activist, historian and author. A native of Alabama

Pierre Pasquini (75 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierre Pasquini (16 February 1921 in Sétif, Algeria – 2 March 2006 in Nice, France) was a French politician, who served as Minister of Veterans Affairs

Pierre Jacobsen (400 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pierre Jacobsen (1917 to 1957) was a Denmark-born French soldier and civil servant known for his work to support refugees. Jacobsen fought for France in

Raoul Magrin-Vernerey (1,699 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

1943) Military Medal Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (11 citations) Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (3 citations) Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures

Jacques Faure (French Army officer) (812 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

later, he died in Paris. Commander of the Légion d'honneur, 1953 Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with 5 palms Croix de la Valeur Militaire with palm Médaille de

Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1,634 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Austin Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, GCB, KBE (5 February 1888 – 12 February 1981) was a senior Royal Navy officer

Gaston Monnerville (821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gaston Monnerville (2 January 1897 – 7 November 1991) was a French Radical politician and lawyer who served as the first President of the Senate under

France Antelme (1,331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Major Joseph Antoine France Antelme OBE (12 March 1900 – 1944), no. 239255, was one of 14 Franco-Mauritians who served in the Special Operations Executive

David Smiley (1,367 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Colonel David de Crespigny Smiley, LVO, OBE, MC & Bar (11 April 1916 – 9 January 2009) was a British special forces and intelligence officer. He fought

Marie-Louise Cloarec (331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marie-Louise Joséphine Cloarec (10 May 1917 – 18 January 1945) was a French heroine of World War II who served in the Special Operations Executive and

Arne Dagfin Dahl (1,063 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arne Dagfin Dahl (24 May 1894 – 26 October 1990) was a Norwegian military officer most renowned as the commander of the Alta Battalion during the fighting

Jehan Alain (2,961 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jehan-Aristide Paul Alain ([ʒɑ̃ aʁist alɛ̃]; 3 February 1911 – 20 June 1940) was a French organist, composer, and soldier. Born into a family of musicians

Jehan Alain (2,961 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jehan-Aristide Paul Alain ([ʒɑ̃ aʁist alɛ̃]; 3 February 1911 – 20 June 1940) was a French organist, composer, and soldier. Born into a family of musicians

Jacques Pâris de Bollardière (1,415 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the Légion d'honneur Companion of the Liberation (23 June 1941) Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (5 mentions in despatches) Croix de Guerre des théâtres d'opérations

Remy Roure (576 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rémy Roure (French pronunciation: [ʁemi ʁuʁ]; October 30, 1885 - November 8, 1966) was a French journalist and a resistance fighter in WW2. He worked for

Edwin Shepard Chickering (205 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edwin Shepard Chickering (21 September 1912 – 14 February 2003) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. Chickering was born in Oil City

Louis Terrenoire (91 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Louis Terrenoire (French pronunciation: [lwi tɛʁnwaʁ]; 10 November 1908, Lyon – 9 January 1992) was a French politician from Union for the New Republic

Theodore R. Milton (895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Theodore Ross Milton KBE (29 December 1915 – 24 August 2010) was a United States Army and Air Force (USAF) officer and pilot. On 29 December 1915, Theodore

Eugène Claudius-Petit (1,009 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Honor Companion of the Liberation - Decree of 19 October 1945 Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 (2 citations) Médaille de la Résistance with Rosette Commander

Archibald R. Giroux (645 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Archibald Raphael Giroux (October 19, 1897 – October 15, 1968) was an American stockbroker and politician who served as president of the Boston Stock Exchange

Sidney Hinds (378 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Occupation Medal Chevalier of Legion of Honour 5th Row French Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palm Belgian Croix de guerre 1940-1945 with Palm Knight of

Alfred Heurtaux (1,325 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alfred Marie-Joseph Heurtaux (20 May 1893 – 30 December 1985) was a French World War I fighter ace credited with 21 victories. Later in his life, he joined

James H. Polk (895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

James Hilliard Polk (13 December 1911 – 18 February 1992) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army

Bernard de Nonancourt (577 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bernard de Nonancourt (January 15, 1920 – October 29, 2010) was a French businessman, member of the French Resistance and president of the Laurent-Perrier

Russell E. Dunham (1,449 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Russell Dunham (February 23, 1920 – April 6, 2009) was an American World War II veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor. On January 8, 1945, as a member

David Feuerwerker (3,115 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

demobilized at Châteauroux on July 25, 1940. He received the Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (France) with a bronze star. The citation to the Order of the

Benjamin B. Talley (1,692 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Benjamin Branche Talley (July 29, 1903 – November 27, 1998) was an American engineer. He was involved in military construction in Alaska before and after

Charles P. Murray Jr. (1,347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Patrick Murray Jr. (September 26, 1921 – August 12, 2011) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest

Ian Gleed (2,041 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wing Commander Ian Richard Gleed DSO, DFC (3 July 1916 – 16 April 1943), nicknamed "Widge," was a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and flying ace credited with

Raoul Calas (64 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Raoul Calas (25 March 1899, Thézan-lès-Béziers - 23 December 1978) was a French politician. He represented the French Communist Party in the Constituent

Edward W. Anderson (741 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Major General Edward W. Anderson (23 September 1903 – 12 April 1979) was an American military officer involved with flying operations, air education, and

Charles Fernley Fawcett (1,696 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Fernley Fawcett (2 December 1915 – 3 February 2008) was an American adventurer, soldier, film actor, and a co-founder of the International Medical

Marcel Willard (119 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marcel Willard (25 July 1889 – 17 February 1956) was a French lawyer and politician. He served in the French Army during World War I, and was awarded the

Roland Fremont Pryce (368 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Roland Fremont ("Monty") Pryce (1906-1984) was a United States naval officer who served as a Naval Adviser to the Secretary of State at the Paris Peace

Jean Montalat (83 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jean Montalat (12 July 1912, Tulle - 22 September 1971) was a French politician. During the Second World War, he was drafted into and subsequently joined

Leonard Willmott (659 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Leonard Richard Douglas Willmott, MM, BEM (b. Battersea, London; 23 June 1921 – d. Tweed Heads, New South Wales; 24 May 1993) was a British soldier who

Roland Fremont Pryce (368 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Roland Fremont ("Monty") Pryce (1906-1984) was a United States naval officer who served as a Naval Adviser to the Secretary of State at the Paris Peace

John Beech Austin (1,021 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Beech Austin (17 July 1917 – 12 January 2012) was a British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War. He was one of the RAF's longest-serving

William Francis Jackson (508 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lieutenant-Colonel William Francis Jackson OBE MC* TD (1886–1964) distinguished himself in World War I and World War II. He was Signals Liaison Officer

Henri Yrissou (197 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henri Yrissou (May 15, 1909 - June 21, 2009) was a French World War II veteran and politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly and as the

Michael Willoughby, 12th Baron Middleton (1,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Digby Michael Godfrey John Willoughby, 12th Baron Middleton MC (1 May 1921 – 27 May 2011), was a Conservative British peer who actively opposed the House

Walter E. Lauer (1,418 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Service Medal Officer of the Legion of Honor (France) French Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with Palm 5th Row Order of the Red Banner (Union of Soviet Socialist

Hugh Oldman (575 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Colonel Sir Hugh Richard Deare Oldman KBE, MC (24 June 1914 – 26 November 1988) was a British Army officer who later served as Secretary for Defence of

Ralph Wise Zwicker (1,352 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

(United Kingdom) 4th Row Legion of Honour, Chevalier (France) Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with Palm (France) Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945 Order of the

Mohamed Bel Hadj (Algerian-French soldier) (723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Mohamed Bel Hadj (1904 – 10 January 1945) was an Algerian-French army lieutenant and French resister. He distinguished himself by switching sides from

Ralph Francis Stearley (893 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ralph Francis Stearley, CBE, (July 25, 1898 – February 3, 1973) was a United States Army and Air Force officer. He is best known as a general in the United

André Salardaine (126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

André Salardaine (8 June 1908 in Charron – 2 June 1985 in Puilboreau) was a French Gaullist politician and a member of the Union for the New Republic (UNR)

George Alexander Cozens (234 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lieutenant-General George Alexander Cozens, KCMG, (1 Aug 1910 – Sept 1986) was an officer in the British Army. Cozens was educated at Eton, and the Royal

Michael Babington Smith (842 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brigadier Michael James Babington Smith CBE TD (20 March 1901 – 26 October 1984), known in London as MJBS, was a British banker, sportsman and soldier

Colette Aboulker-Muscat (1,210 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Colette Béatrice Aboulker-Muscat (28 January 1909 – 25 November 2003) was a French teacher, writer, natural healer, and kabbalist whose focus was on the