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Abraham, Robert Colbert

Date of birth:
November 23rd, 1921 (Dourdan, France)
Date of death:
November 27th, 2004 (L'Huisserie, France)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

1972 : retired as a colonel

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon - Adjudant-chef
Unit:
1re Compagnie de chars de combat des FFL (1re CACC)
Awarded on:
November 17th, 1945
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergent
Unit:
Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique
Awarded on:
June 1940
awarded with 7 stars-citations
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
received with 1 star-citation
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Capitaine
awarded with 3 stars-citations
Croix de la Valeur Militaire
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergent
Unit:
1re CACC
Awarded on:
November 1942
WIA in El Alamein by a shell
Médaille des blessés de guerre

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