Labonne, Roger Henri
- Date of birth:
- February 9th, 1881 (Paris - France)
- Date of death:
- 1966
- Nationality:
- French
Biography
CAREER :
1901-1903 : officer cadet in Saint Cyr military academy - promotion "du centenaire de la Légion d'Honneur"
1903: promoted to sous-lieutenant
1917: promoted to capitaine
1918 : commander of the 1st bataillon of the RICM - Régiment d''Infanterie Colonial du Maroc
1933: promoted to colonel
1938: commander of the 18th RTS in Tunesia
April 1940 : enter the reserve army
September 1941 : colonel - commander of the IR 638 - LVF
June 1942 : resigned from the head of the IR 638
1946 : trialed and condemned to life emprisonment
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Infanterie-Regiment 638, Légion des Volontaires Français (LVF)
- Awarded on:
- March 3rd, 1942
Croix de Guerre L.V. F. (Vichy)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Colonel
- Unit:
- Infanterie-Regiment 638, Légion des Volontaires Français (LVF)
- Awarded on:
- August 27th, 1942
Awarded in the Invalides in Paris
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Capitaine (Captain)
- Unit:
- RICM
2 palms (Army level)
4 stars
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: "Le combattant européen" 13th March 1944
- - Stephane Kayser - Waffen-SS Francais, Grégory Bouysse
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