Sarton du Jonchay, Christian
- Date of birth:
- December 26th, 1899 (Batna, Algeria)
- Date of death:
- August 10th, 1988 (Lagrune sur Mer, France)
- Nationality:
- French (1870-present, Republic)
Biography
1914 : volonteer with 15 years old
1917 : 1st lieutenant
1921 : captain
1939-1940 : pilot wounded in action in 1940 while bombing several Italian harbours
August 1943 : lieutenant-colonel and commander of the LVF in Tunesia
1944 : deputy chief of the SOL in Nice
1945 : sentenced to death; escape in Argentina and Spain with the money left from the Phalange
1968 : pardoned
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Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Awarded on:
- 1921
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
Croix de Guerre L.V. F. (Vichy)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 31st, 1943
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: Signal Magazine, 1943
- - Stephane Kayser
Photo
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