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THREE DAYS TO SAVE HONOUR

SAINT-MICHELLOISE ASSOCIATION OF MEMORY OF MAY 1940

Fighting on 16, 17 and 18 May 1940

FORGOTTEN FIGHTS

A WAR BETWEEN EUROPEANS IS A CIVIL WAR. (Victor Hugo)

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INDIVIDUAL SHEET

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 Based on information provided

by the Historical Defence Service in Vincennes, the Central Bureau of the Military Archives of Pau, the communes of origin and, for some, the families that could be found.

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War: 1939-1945 - Date of death: May 17, 1940 - Place of death: Saint-Michel

- Born on 3 May 1911 in MOZÉ SUR LOUET (Maine and Loire),

- son of Louis and Alphonsine MISANDEAU.

- Married on January 10, 1938 to SOULAINES SUR AUBANCE (Maine and Loire)      with Jeanne, Marie, Louise, Émilienne RAHARD.

- Profession: farmer.

- Called to activity on April 22, 1932 at the 32nd Infantry Regiment.

- Sent on leave on March 31, 1933 while awaiting availability on April 15, 1933.

- Certificate of good conduct: granted.

- Assigned to Infantry Depot No. 91.

- Recalled to activity on September 2, 1939 at Infantry Depot n ° 91.

- Joined the Armies on 12 September 1939 with the 125th Infantry Regiment.

- Killed to the enemy at the place called "Crossroads of the Star,"

Saint-Michel forest (Aisne)

[Today: R.D. 1050: Charlemagne road: Paris, Liège, Aix la Chapelle (Aachen)]

DECORATION:

- Military Medal posthumously by decree of 24 January 1951 (O.J. of 28 January 1951).

CAMPAIGNS:

- from 2 to 11 September 1939: on a war footing (simple campaign).

- from 12 September 1939 to 16 May 1940: to the armies (double campaign).

"Death for France"

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See:

"Together on the Paths of Memory"