Kleinmann, Louis Théodore

Date of birth:: July 21st, 1907 (Brumath)
Date of death:: July 14th, 1979 (Strasbourg)
Nationality:: French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

aka « Capitaine Kayser » or « Kayser » in the French Resistance during WWII
Promotions:
October 01st, 1932: Lieutenant
January 25th, 1939: Capitaine
September 01st, 1945: Chef de Bataillon
April 01st, 1956: Lieutenant-colonel
October 01st, 1960: Colonel

Career:
1925: joined the 158e Régiment d'Infanterie
1929: École militaire de Saint-Maixent
October 1932: ouvrage du Hackenberg, Maginot Line
November 1935: Bureau Régional d'Etudes, Metz
September 1939: chef de poste de renseignement, Secrétariat à la Guerre
July 1940: Chef, antenne Uranus, poste 4, réseau "Kléber", Forces Françaises Combattantes, French Resistance, Lyon
December 15th, 1942: réseau "Kléber-Uranus" dismantled by the Wehrmacht
August 22nd, 1943: joined the 2e Régiment de Zouaves, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria
February 16th, 1944: Compagnie d'appui, 2e Bataillon, 1re Demi-Brigade de Zouaves, 1re Division Blindée
September 10th, 1944: took part in the liberation of Saint-Tropez, Var
1944-1945: fightings in Alsace
November 21st, 1944: captured 500 German soldiers in Burnhaupt-le-Bas, Haut-Rhin
June 1945: mission militaire pour les affaires allemandes, État-Major général de la Défense nationale, Mainz / Mayence
September 1945: ministère des affaires étrangères
1951: Commandant, Bataillon, 7e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens, 7e RTA
July 1953: Bataillon de Corée, French Battalion in Korea
October 1953: Commandant, 2e Bataillon de Corée, Groupement Mobile n° 100, GM 100, An Khê, Indochina
March 22nd, 1954: WIA to the foot at Plei Rinh
October 1954: commandant, secteur de Quang Tri, North of Hué, 17th parallel
July 1955: Forces Françaises en Allemagne, FFA, Baden-Baden

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Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: March 13th, 1945

“Officer with fine military qualities. Engaged first with his company from November 15 to 25, 1944, then with his battalion, of which he assumed command from this date, participated in all operations to liberate southern Alsace in particularly glorious and murderous. After participating in the cleansing of the village of Moosch on November 19, captured the village of Sinsheim on November 20, taking 130 prisoners there; on November 22 and 23, with his company resisted enemy attacks on Ile Napoléon, inflicting heavy losses; on November 25, during the attack on Heimsbrunn, his battalion commander having been killed, replaced him at short notice and captured the village, taking many prisoners. On November 28 and 29, charged with attacking Burnhaupt-le-Bas in particularly difficult conditions, succeeded on November 29 in occupying the village. During these operations, the detachment to which he belonged kidnapped or stormed more than ten villages, took more than 500 prisoners and took important war material.

Journal officiel de la République française du 6 avril 1945

Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Croix du Combattant Volontaire Résistance

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Croix du Combattant Volontaire 1939-1945

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Croix du Combattant

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Médaille de la Résistance Française

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: March 31st, 1947

Journal Officiel du 13.07.1947

Médaille Commemorative de la Guerre 1939-1945

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Médaille des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

United Nations Service Medal for Korea

Period:: Korean War (1950-1953)

Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Period:: Korean War (1950-1953)

Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d'Opérations Extérieurs

Period:: First Indochina War (1946-1954)
Rank:: Commandant (Major)
Awarded on:: March 1954

“Magnificent senior officer who, at the head of the 2nd Korean Battalion, showed the finest qualities of leader and trainer of men. On March 22 at Plei Rinh, the positions of GM 100 having been violently attacked by a regular rebel regiment, he was wounded at the start of the engagement. Despite his injury, he remained at his CP under a rain of mortars and automatic weapons fire, only accepting treatment at the end of the fight. His deputy and his intelligence officer having also been injured and the management of his battalion reduced to seven able-bodied officers, refused to allow themselves to be evacuated, thus continuing to ensure his command without any interruption, thus giving magnificent proof of courage and sense of duty. »

1 bronze palm

Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d'Opérations Extérieurs

Period:: First Indochina War (1946-1954)
Rank:: Commandant (Major)
Unit:: commandant, 2e Bataillon de Corée, Groupement Mobile Nr. 100
Awarded on:: June 1954

“Very courageous senior officer of rare energy, commanding the 2nd Korean Battalion. On June 24, 1954, 15 km west of An Khé (mountain plateaus of central Vietnam), it suffered a strong rebel attack centered on the GM 100 PC. Forced to retreat before numerically superior forces, regrouped his battalion at a post 15 km away after an exhausting march through thick bush. On June 28, 1954 during the march on PLeiku, he repelled a violent attack by 2 battalions carried out on the CP, the artillery and the convoy of the Group. Was admired by all, setting a magnificent example of a leader. »

1 bronze palm