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Jautard, Justin

Date of birth:
December 23rd, 1894 (Provence, France)
Nationality:
French

Biography

CAREER
Veteran of the WWI sering in the Artillery ending the war as lieutenant
1930 : married to German wife, run a hotel with a restaurant in the Black Forrest
End 1941 : entered the IR 638 - LVF as Oberleutnant and supply officer serving in the III.Bat IR 638 - LVF
September 1944 : transfered to the Waffen SS as officer in charge of the justice (office III.) serving in the Waffen Gren.Reg. der SS Nr.58
1945 : survived the war, emprisonned, pardoned and led the Economats français in Wittlich in the 1960s

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Leutenant

With 3 stars
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1919
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Croix de Guerre L.V. F. (Vichy)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
III. Battalion, Infanterie-Regiment 638, Légion des Volontaires Français (LVF)
Awarded on:
1943
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Sources

  • - Stephane Kayser
    - Waffen-SS Francais, Grégory Bouysse

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