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Lattre de Tassigny, Bernard Jean Marie Michel de

    Date of birth:
    February 11th, 1928 (Paris, France)
    Date of death:
    May 30th, 1951 (Ninh Binh, Vietnam)
    Nationality:
    French

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1945

    He was the youngest person to receive that medal.
    Médaille Militaire
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1945

    w/ bronze palm
    Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Sous-Lieutenant (Second Lieutenant)
    Awarded on:
    September 2nd, 1946

    With swords
    Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.5x)
    Period:
    First Indochina War (1946-1954)
    Awarded on:
    May 11th, 1951
    Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d'Opérations Extérieurs
    Period:
    First Indochina War (1946-1954)

    Posthumously awarded
    Ordre national du Vietnam - Chevalier
    Knight to the Order of Merit

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