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Beaufeist, Adolphe Charles Léon

    Date of birth:
    July 25th, 1910 (Mézières, France)
    Date of death:
    June 20th, 1962
    Nationality:
    French

    Biography

    Adolphe Beaufeist fought the Nazis during WWII as member of the French resistance, before being deported on June 6 1944. He returned from imprisonment in 1945.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    September 6th, 1945
    Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm
    Awarded on:
    July 2nd, 1959
    Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
    Awarded on:
    January 19th, 1961
    Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    With silver star
    Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

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