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Panné, Eugène Jean

Date of birth:
June 20th, 1907 (Nouméa/ New Caledonia, France)
Date of death:
February 18th, 1944 (Moghilev, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

CAREER
1926-28 : Officer cadet in Saint Cyr Military Academy - Promotion "SLT POL-LAPEYRE", rank 47th out of 319 officer cadets and choose to serve in the colonial infantry
1930 to 1938 : sent to Western Africa and Tunesia
1933 : received the badge of Air officer observer
1939 : captain and company commander in the 10th Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais
August 1939 - June 1940 : Air Observer Officer
24th August 1942 : join the Legion Tricolore and then the LVF
28th January 1943 : promoted commandant - major and commander of the III.Bat. IR 638 - LVF and sent to Russia

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Awarded on:
1933
Insigne d'observateur

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