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Saint-Genies, de, Marie Joseph Gonzague

Date of birth:
February 11th, 1917 (Fondettes/Indre-et-Loire, France)
Date of death:
June 26th, 1944 (Dole/Jura, France)
Buried on:
French War Cemetery Choloy-Ménillot
Service number:
309904
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

aka LUCIEN, aka Georges Henri HOLLENAU

While hiding from Germans in a barn near Dole,Jura was killed by random shot or commited suicide by taking a cyanid capsule.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Unit:
F Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches

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