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Charbonneau, Henry Ernest Marie

Date of birth:
December 12th, 1913 (Saint-Maixent-l'École, France)
Date of death:
January 2nd, 1982 (La Roche-sur-Yon, France)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

Son of Général Charbonneau.
Member of secret society "La Cagoule" in 1936.
In 1941 one of the heads of MSR, he entered the "phalange africaine" in 1943.
Leader of "Combats", the newspaper of the "Milice".
After hiding in Germany, Northern Italy and Switzerland, he is arrested and handed over the frnech authorities in 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Received with star.
Croix de Guerre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Awarded on:
May 29th, 1943

Received with silver star.
Croix de Guerre L.V. F. (Vichy)

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