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Tourtet, Henri

Date of birth:
July 21st, 1899 (Montélimar, France)
Date of death:
April 15th, 1945 (Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, France)
Buried on:
French War Cemetery Retaud
Nationality:
French

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Awarded on:
May 28th, 1945
posthumously awarded
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
23e Régiment d'Infanterie
Awarded on:
July 1918
1 citation
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Capitaine (Captain)
Unit:
57e RIC, VIIème Armée
Awarded on:
June 1940
1 bronze star
Croix de Guerre
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
13e RTS
Awarded on:
1925
1 citation
Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d'Opérations Extérieurs
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
23e Régiment d'Infanterie
Awarded on:
July 1918
WIA 18.07.1918 + 11.06.1940
Médaille des blessés de guerre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Chef de bataillon
Awarded on:
October 1943
with rosette
Médaille de la Résistance Française
with clasps "AEF" , "Maroc" , "Sénégal" , "Guinée"
Médaille Coloniale
Medalla de la Paz de Marruecos

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