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Sarton du Jonchay, Christian

Date of birth:
December 26th, 1899 (Batna, Algeria)
Date of death:
August 10th, 1988 (Lagrune sur Mer, France)
Nationality:
French

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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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
With 11 stars.
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1918
As 1st lieutenant serving in the 11th Regiment de Cuirassiers.
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Awarded on:
1921
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1941
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1943
Received with palm the 31st May 1943 in Vichy as a lieutenant-colonel and commander of the Phalange - LVF in Tunesia in 1943.
Croix de Guerre L.V. F. (Vichy)

Sources

  • Photo: Signal Magazine, 1943
  • - Stephane Kayser

Photo