Edgard de Larminat

Edgard de Larminat ( born November 29, 1895 in Alès, † July 1, 1962 in Paris) was a French general during World War II.

Shortly after the fall of France, he joined as one of the most important military figures the Free French Forces ( Forces Françaises Libres fr., short FFL ) in order to keep fighting against the Third Reich and the Vichy regime. He became a main figure of the Free French in Africa as a member of the Conseil de Défense de l'Empire and as commander of the 1st Free French Division ( fr. 1ère Division Française Libre, short 1ère DFL). He played a decisive role in the liberation of France and Italy.

Awards

  • Grand Cross of the French Legion of Honour
  • Ordre de la Libération, by decree dated August 1, 1941
  • Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 with four gold stars
  • Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with four gold stars
  • War Cross T.O.E. with a golden star
  • Médaille de la Résistance with rosette
  • Médaille of évadés
  • Legion of Merit: Commander (USA)
  • Order of the Bath ( GB)
  • Order of Leopold: Commander ( Belgium)
  • Virtuti Militari: Grand Cross (Poland )
  • Order of the Black Star: Grand Cross (Benin)

Works

  • L' Armée dans la Nation, Paris, 1945
  • Bertie Albrecht, Pierre Arrighi, Général Brosset, D. Corticchiato, Jean Prévost, parmi d' autres 5, Paris, 1947
  • Que sera la France de demain?
  • L' Armée européenne, Paris, 1952
  • Chroniques irrévérencieuses, Paris, 1962

Bibliography

  • Philippe Oulmont ( dir. ), Larminat. Un fidèle hors série ( Preface by Etienne Burin des Roziers ), Paris, Éditions Little big man / Fondation Charles de Gaulle, 2008, 416 p.
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