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Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (2 February 1889 – 11 January 1952) was a French général d'armée during World War II and the First Indochina War. He was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1952.
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, le plus jeune général de brigade de l'armée française en 1939. Promu général de brigade, le 22 mars 1939 — alors le plus jeune général de France 6, 3, 2 —, il est chef d'état-major de la 5e armée 2, le 3 septembre 1939 3.
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny was a French army officer and posthumous marshal of France who became one of the leading military figures in the French forces under General Charles de Gaulle during World War II.
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At the beginning of the Second World War (1939-45), Jean de Lattre de Tassigny was France's youngest general. After the signing of the armistice, on 22 June 1940, he set about planning to overcome the Nazi occupier, under the motto Ne pas subir ('Never give in'). His rallying to General de Gaulle's Free France took him to Algiers, which he left ...
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny commanded the French ‘Army B’, later the 1st Army, which took part in the liberation of France as the largest French formation. On May 8th 1945 he represented France during the signing of the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany in Berlin-Karlshorst.
Jun 10, 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, a French military leader who fought in three wars and commanded U.S. troops in World War II. He also led the French forces in Vietnam and inspired many victories against the Vietminh.
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Découvrez la vie et la carrière du maréchal de France, héros de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et de la guerre d'Indochine. De sa naissance en 1889 à sa mort en 1952, retrouvez les étapes de son parcours militaire, ses batailles, ses citations et son héritage.
