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Cheveau, Henri

Date of birth:
August 2nd, 1907 (Paris, XIX, France)
Date of death:
August 21st, 1976 (Paris, XX, France)
Nationality:
French

Biography

In 1945 he hid himself together with Mayol de Lupé in the thermical baths in Bad Reichenhall. The were arrested in September 1945 and handed over to the French authorities. By the end of 1946 he was convicted for two year imprisonment and was released in 1948.

Promotions:
1941: Leutnant.

Career:
1941: Infanterie-Regiment 638, Légion des Volontaires Français (LVF);
end 1941: Ordonnanz-Offizier;
September 1944: Waffen-SS.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment 638, Légion des Volontaires Français (LVF)
Awarded on:
1942
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Croix de Guerre L.V. F. (Vichy)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
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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