Mayol de Lupé, de, Jean
- Date of birth:
- January 21st, 1873 (Paris, VIth, France)
- Date of death:
- June 28th, 1955 (Paris, France)
- Service number:
- Nr. 2851b
- Nationality:
- French (1870-present, Republic)
Biography
Mayol de Lupé (monsignor) was a Monarchist, "prélat" of his Saintety Pie XII, who was one of his friend. "Aumônier militaire", military chaplain of the "LVF" (legion of French Volonteers) in 1941 on the eastern front. Then military chaplain of French SS-division "Charlemagne" , under a waffen SS uniform.
During summer 1944, he backed Général Puaud to found and regroup all French volonteers into one sole Waffen-SS unit. Arrested and charged in 1947 with 15 years prison, severely ill, he was released in 1951 and died in his home in 1955.
He wrote "Un enfant d'autrefois" Librairie Académique Perrin" 1943.
Worked with "Bulletin de St Mayol" from 1927 to 1936.
Was on the frontpage of N°20 of "Signal" magazine in October 1943.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- III. Battalion, Infanterie-Regiment 638, Légion des Volontaires Français (LVF)
- Awarded on:
- June 26th, 1942
Awarded by general kommandeur of the Sicherungs-Division 221.
Croix de Guerre L.V. F. (Vichy)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Infanterie-Regiment 638, Légion des Volontaires Français
- Awarded on:
- August 27th, 1942
With palme.
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Capitaine (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- June 1920
Syria and Lebanon
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Koning Albert Medaille
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Orden de Isabel la Católica - Caballeros Gran Cruz
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Order of Civil Merit 3rd Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: Signal Magazine, 1943
- - Bail R., Les Croix de Monseigneur de Mayol de Lupé, Ed Bartillat, 1994
- Waffen-SS Francais volume 2, Grégory Bouysse
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