Tronchet, René

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Date of death:: March 12th, 1943 (Berezina river, Soviet Union)
Nationality:: French

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Croix de Guerre L.V. F. (Vichy)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Légionnaire
Unit:: Infanterie-Regiment 638, Légion des Volontaires Français (LVF)
Awarded on:: 1943

"Le 12 mars 1943, au passage de la Bérézina, bloqué par les glaces, a fait preuve d'un magnifique courage, en se portant sans hésiter au secours de son chef de groupe sous le poids duquel la glace venait de se rompre. A péri victime de son héroïque abnégation."

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