SettingsRecipients of the Médaille Militaire
Abbé Pierre
L'Abbé Pierre, was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement.
L'Abbé Pierre, was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement.
Adolphe Niel
Adolphe Niel (4 October 1802 – 13 August 1869) was a French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France.
Adolphe Niel (4 October 1802 – 13 August 1869) was a French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France.
Albert Mountain
Albert Mountain VC (19 April 1895 - 7 January 1967) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of...
Albert Mountain VC (19 April 1895 - 7 January 1967) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of...
Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes
Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes was a French admiral and senator.
Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes was a French admiral and senator.
Ambrose Madden
Ambrose Madden VC was born in Cork and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British ...
Ambrose Madden VC was born in Cork and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British ...
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope KT, GCB, OM, DSO and two Bars (7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963), was a British admiral of the Second World War.
Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope KT, GCB, OM, DSO and two Bars (7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963), was a British admiral of the Second World War.
Andrew Moynihan
Andrew Moynihan, VC (8 September 1831 - 18 May 1867) was by birth an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that c...
Andrew Moynihan, VC (8 September 1831 - 18 May 1867) was by birth an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that c...
Antoine Chanzy
Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy (18 March 1823 – 4 January 1883) was a French general, notable for his successes during the Franco-Prussian War and as a governor of Algeria.
Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy (18 March 1823 – 4 January 1883) was a French general, notable for his successes during the Franco-Prussian War and as a governor of Algeria.
Armand Pinsard
General Armand Pinsard (28 May 1887 - 10 May 1953), Chevalier, Officer, Commander, and Grand Officer of the Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre with 19 palms, Medaille Militaire, British Military ...
General Armand Pinsard (28 May 1887 - 10 May 1953), Chevalier, Officer, Commander, and Grand Officer of the Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre with 19 palms, Medaille Militaire, British Military ...
Arthur Bluethenthal
Arthur Bluethenthal, nicknamed "Bluey" (November 1, 1891, in Wilmington, North Carolina – June 5, 1918), was an All American football player for Princeton University, who died in combat fi...
Arthur Bluethenthal, nicknamed "Bluey" (November 1, 1891, in Wilmington, North Carolina – June 5, 1918), was an All American football player for Princeton University, who died in combat fi...
Bernard Barny de Romanet
Lieutenant Bernard Henri Barny de Romanet was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.
Lieutenant Bernard Henri Barny de Romanet was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.
Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny
Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny was a French Army officer, who fought during World War II and the First Indochina War.
Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny was a French Army officer, who fought during World War II and the First Indochina War.
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General" was a British Army officer.
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General" was a British Army officer.
Berty Albrecht
Berty Albrecht was a French Resistance Fighter, born Berthe Wild at Marseille, 15 February 1893.
Berty Albrecht was a French Resistance Fighter, born Berthe Wild at Marseille, 15 February 1893.
Charles D. Barger
Charles Denver Barger (1892 – November 25, 1936) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World...
Charles Denver Barger (1892 – November 25, 1936) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World...
Charles Wooden
Charles Wooden VC was a German recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Charles Wooden VC was a German recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army.
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.
Earle Davis Gregory
Earle Davis Gregory (October 18, 1897—January 6, 1972) was a World War I Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions in 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France.
Earle Davis Gregory (October 18, 1897—January 6, 1972) was a World War I Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions in 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France.
Edward Foster (VC)
Edward Foster VC (4 January 1886 – 22 January 1946) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can b...
Edward Foster VC (4 January 1886 – 22 January 1946) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can b...
Edward Sayers (aviator)
Sergeant Edward Harper Sayers was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Sergeant Edward Harper Sayers was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Ernest Herbert Pitcher
Ernest Herbert Pitcher VC, DSM (31 December 1888 – 10 February 1946) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the...
Ernest Herbert Pitcher VC, DSM (31 December 1888 – 10 February 1946) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the...
Eugene Bullard
Eugene Jacques Bullard was the first black military pilot and one of two black pilots in World War I; the other being Ahmet Ali.
Eugene Jacques Bullard was the first black military pilot and one of two black pilots in World War I; the other being Ahmet Ali.
Eugène Chavant
Eugène Chavant was the founder of the French resistance organisation France Combat in 1942 and a prominent member of the French resistance.
Eugène Chavant was the founder of the French resistance organisation France Combat in 1942 and a prominent member of the French resistance.
Ferdinand Foch
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, GCB, OM, DSO, was a French soldier, military theorist, and First World War hero credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the ear...
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, GCB, OM, DSO, was a French soldier, military theorist, and First World War hero credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the ear...
Francis Guerrier
Adjutant Francis Guerrier was a World War I flying ace and balloon buster credited with five aerial victories over enemy observation balloons ("Drachenballons").
Adjutant Francis Guerrier was a World War I flying ace and balloon buster credited with five aerial victories over enemy observation balloons ("Drachenballons").
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( or ; January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) and a central figure in...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( or ; January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) and a central figure in...
François Achille Bazaine
François Achille Bazaine was a French General and from 1864, a Marshal of France, who surrendered the last organized French army to the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian war.
François Achille Bazaine was a French General and from 1864, a Marshal of France, who surrendered the last organized French army to the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian war.
François Battesti
Lieutenant François Marie Noel Battesti (born 4 May 1890, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Lieutenant François Marie Noel Battesti (born 4 May 1890, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
François Delzenne
Chief adjutant François Delzenne was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Chief adjutant François Delzenne was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
François-Xavier Ortoli
François-Xavier Ortoli (16 February 1925 – 30 November 2007) was a French Gaullist politician and businessman.
François-Xavier Ortoli (16 February 1925 – 30 November 2007) was a French Gaullist politician and businessman.
Frederick William Holmes
Captain Frederick William Holmes VC (15 September 1889 – 22 October 1969) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face o...
Captain Frederick William Holmes VC (15 September 1889 – 22 October 1969) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face o...
George McKenzie Samson
George McKenzie Samson VC (7 January 1889 - 28 February 1923) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that c...
George McKenzie Samson VC (7 January 1889 - 28 February 1923) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that c...
Georges Lachmann
Capitaine Georges Marcel Lachmann was a French World War I flying ace.
Capitaine Georges Marcel Lachmann was a French World War I flying ace.
Georges Madon
Georges Felix Madon (28 July 1892 - 11 November 1924) was the fourth ranked French ace pilot of the First World War.
Georges Felix Madon (28 July 1892 - 11 November 1924) was the fourth ranked French ace pilot of the First World War.
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, in religion Louis de la Trinité (7 August 1889 - 7 September 1964) was a priest, diplomat and French Navy officer and admiral; he became one of the major perso...
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, in religion Louis de la Trinité (7 August 1889 - 7 September 1964) was a priest, diplomat and French Navy officer and admiral; he became one of the major perso...
Gilbert Morand
Gilbert Morand (July 11, 1923 – August 9, 2008) was a French non-commissioned officer and skier.
Gilbert Morand (July 11, 1923 – August 9, 2008) was a French non-commissioned officer and skier.
Gustave Douchy
Capitaine Gustav Douchy was a French military officer who served in both World Wars.
Capitaine Gustav Douchy was a French military officer who served in both World Wars.
Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark and Iceland, born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 21 September 1957), known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was t...
Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark and Iceland, born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 21 September 1957), known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was t...
Hector Garaud
Sous Lieutenant Hector Eugene Joseph Garaud was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories.
Sous Lieutenant Hector Eugene Joseph Garaud was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories.
Henry Kelly (VC)
Major Henry Kelly VC, MC & Bar (10 July 1887 – 18 July 1960) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy t...
Major Henry Kelly VC, MC & Bar (10 July 1887 – 18 July 1960) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy t...
Herman Davis
Herman Davis (January 3, 1888 - January 5, 1923) was born in Manila, Arkansas.
Herman Davis (January 3, 1888 - January 5, 1923) was born in Manila, Arkansas.
Hubert Lyautey
Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey was a French Army general, the first Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925 and from 1921 a Marshal of France.
Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey was a French Army general, the first Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925 and from 1921 a Marshal of France.
Hubert William Lewis
Hubert William Lewis VC (1 May 1896 – 22 February 1977) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can ...
Hubert William Lewis VC (1 May 1896 – 22 February 1977) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can ...
Jack Williams (VC)
John (Jack) Henry Williams VC DCM MM & Bar (29 September 1886 – 7 March 1953), was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face...
John (Jack) Henry Williams VC DCM MM & Bar (29 September 1886 – 7 March 1953), was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face...
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC was a French military hero of World War II and commander in the First Indochina War.
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC was a French military hero of World War II and commander in the First Indochina War.
John Alexander (VC)
John Alexander VC (Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland birth date unknown, died 24 September 1857) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for...
John Alexander VC (Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland birth date unknown, died 24 September 1857) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for...
John Grieve (VC)
John Grieve VC (3 May 1821 – 1 December 1873) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awar...
John Grieve VC (3 May 1821 – 1 December 1873) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awar...
John J. Pershing
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB, was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in hi...
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB, was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in hi...
John Keir
Lieutenant General Sir John Lindesay Keir KCB (6 July 1856 – 3 May 1937) was a British Army officer during the Boer War and the First World War.
Lieutenant General Sir John Lindesay Keir KCB (6 July 1856 – 3 May 1937) was a British Army officer during the Boer War and the First World War.
John McDermond
John McDermond VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John McDermond VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Moyney
John Moyney VC (8 January 1895- 10 November 1980) was born in Rathdowney, County Laois, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gall...
John Moyney VC (8 January 1895- 10 November 1980) was born in Rathdowney, County Laois, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gall...
John Perie
John Perie VC (1831 – 17 September 1874) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Brit...
John Perie VC (1831 – 17 September 1874) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Brit...
John Ross (VC)
John Ross VC (1822 – 23 October 1879) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to B...
John Ross VC (1822 – 23 October 1879) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to B...
Joseph Bradshaw
Joseph Bradshaw (1835 – August 29, 1893), born in Pettigreen, Dromkeen, County Limerick, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the...
Joseph Bradshaw (1835 – August 29, 1893), born in Pettigreen, Dromkeen, County Limerick, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the...
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert, was a French general who served during the Second World War.
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert, was a French general who served during the Second World War.
Joseph Joffre
Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, G.C.B., O.M., was a French general during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategica...
Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, G.C.B., O.M., was a French general during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategica...
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito (; born Josip Broz; Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1945 until his dea...
Marshal Josip Broz Tito (; born Josip Broz; Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1945 until his dea...
Józef Piłsudski
Józef Klemens Piłsudski was a Polish statesman—Chief of State, "First Marshal", and leader of the Second Polish Republic.
Józef Klemens Piłsudski was a Polish statesman—Chief of State, "First Marshal", and leader of the Second Polish Republic.
Leslie Court
Sergeant Leslie Simpson Court was a World World aerial observer who was credited with eight aerial victories while serving as an observer/gunner in the Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2bs of 25 Squadron.
Sergeant Leslie Simpson Court was a World World aerial observer who was credited with eight aerial victories while serving as an observer/gunner in the Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2bs of 25 Squadron.
Louis Cukela
Louis Cukela, born Vjekoslav Lujo Čukela, (Vjekoslav Lujo Čukela, pronounced "luyo chukela"; May 1, 1888 – March 19, 1956) was a United States Marine numbered among the nineteen two-...
Louis Cukela, born Vjekoslav Lujo Čukela, (Vjekoslav Lujo Čukela, pronounced "luyo chukela"; May 1, 1888 – March 19, 1956) was a United States Marine numbered among the nineteen two-...
Louis Lépine
Louis Jean-Baptiste Lépine was an eminent lawyer, politician and inventor who was Prefect of Police (Préfet de Police) for Paris from 1893 to 1897 and again from 1899 to 1913.
Louis Jean-Baptiste Lépine was an eminent lawyer, politician and inventor who was Prefect of Police (Préfet de Police) for Paris from 1893 to 1897 and again from 1899 to 1913.
Louis Prosper Gros
Sous Lieutenant Louis Prosper Gros (24 March 1893 – 3 March 1973) became a flying ace during World War I, scoring eight confirmed aerial victories, and possibly a ninth.
Sous Lieutenant Louis Prosper Gros (24 March 1893 – 3 March 1973) became a flying ace during World War I, scoring eight confirmed aerial victories, and possibly a ninth.
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of Louis-Ferdinand Destouches.He was a French writer and physician.
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of Louis-Ferdinand Destouches.He was a French writer and physician.
Lyman Lemnitzer
Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (August 29, 1899 – November 12, 1988) was a United States Army General, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962.
Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (August 29, 1899 – November 12, 1988) was a United States Army General, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962.
Marcel Haegelen
Colonel Marcel Émile Haegelen (13 September 1896 - 24 May 1950), Legion d'Honneur, Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre, was a World War I French flying ace credited with 22 victories.
Colonel Marcel Émile Haegelen (13 September 1896 - 24 May 1950), Legion d'Honneur, Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre, was a World War I French flying ace credited with 22 victories.
Marcel Marc Dhôme
Colonel Marcel Marc Dhôme began his military career during World War I, when he became a flying ace credited with nine confirmed aerial victories.
Colonel Marcel Marc Dhôme began his military career during World War I, when he became a flying ace credited with nine confirmed aerial victories.
Marie Pierre Kœnig
Marie Pierre Kœnig was a French army officer and politician.
Marie Pierre Kœnig was a French army officer and politician.
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
Marie Pierre Kœnig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French army officer and politician.
Marie Pierre Kœnig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French army officer and politician.
Maurice Amiot
Maurice Amiot (19 March 1932–2 April 1961) was a French soldier who fought in the First Indochina War and the Algerian War.
Maurice Amiot (19 March 1932–2 April 1961) was a French soldier who fought in the First Indochina War and the Algerian War.
Médaille militaire
The Médaille militaire is a decoration of the French Republic which was first instituted in 1852.
The Médaille militaire is a decoration of the French Republic which was first instituted in 1852.
Olav V of Norway
Olav V (Alexander Edward Christian Frederik; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death.
Olav V (Alexander Edward Christian Frederik; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death.
Onana Raphaël
Raphaël Onana, born in July 14, 1919, at Poupouma, a village in the North of Yaounde, in Central Province, in Cameroon, and died at November 11, 2002, at Nkolokala near Poupouma, he is a french ...
Raphaël Onana, born in July 14, 1919, at Poupouma, a village in the North of Yaounde, in Central Province, in Cameroon, and died at November 11, 2002, at Nkolokala near Poupouma, he is a french ...
Paul Arnaud de Foïard
Paul Marie Félix Jacques René Arnaud de Foïard (9 September 1921 – 7 August 2005) was a French Army general, he took part in World War II, First Indochina War and Algerian War.
Paul Marie Félix Jacques René Arnaud de Foïard (9 September 1921 – 7 August 2005) was a French Army general, he took part in World War II, First Indochina War and Algerian War.
Paul Barbreau
Sous lieutenant Paul Augustin Edouard Barbreau was an Algerian-born French World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
Sous lieutenant Paul Augustin Edouard Barbreau was an Algerian-born French World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
Paul de Montgolfier
Paul-Joseph de Montgolfier was born in Saint-Marcel (Ardèche, France) on 28 April 1913.
Paul-Joseph de Montgolfier was born in Saint-Marcel (Ardèche, France) on 28 April 1913.
Philip Smith (VC)
Philip Felix Smith VC (5 October 1825 – 16 January 1906) was born in Lurgan, County Armagh and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gall...
Philip Felix Smith VC (5 October 1825 – 16 January 1906) was born in Lurgan, County Armagh and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gall...
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque, then Leclerc de Hauteclocque, by a 1945 decree that incorporated his French Resistance alias Jacques-Philippe Leclerc to his name,, wa...
Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque, then Leclerc de Hauteclocque, by a 1945 decree that incorporated his French Resistance alias Jacques-Philippe Leclerc to his name,, wa...
Pierre Clostermann
Pierre Clostermann (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) was a French flying ace, author, engineer, politician and sporting fisherman.
Pierre Clostermann (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) was a French flying ace, author, engineer, politician and sporting fisherman.
Pierre Roques
Pierre Auguste Roques (28 December 1856 in Marseillan (Hérault) – 26 February 1920 in Saint-Cloud) was a French general and creator of the French air force.
Pierre Auguste Roques (28 December 1856 in Marseillan (Hérault) – 26 February 1920 in Saint-Cloud) was a French general and creator of the French air force.
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Pierre Schoendoerffer was a French film director, a screenwriter, a writer, a war reporter, a war cameraman, a renowned First Indochina War veteran, a cinema academician and since 2001 the Presi...
Pierre Schoendoerffer was a French film director, a screenwriter, a writer, a war reporter, a war cameraman, a renowned First Indochina War veteran, a cinema academician and since 2001 the Presi...
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of Peking Man and in followup investigation ...
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of Peking Man and in followup investigation ...
Pierre-Auguste Sarrus
Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (14 or March 15, 1813, Saint-Affrique, Aveyron ; May 3, 1876, Paris) was a French musician and inventor.
Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (14 or March 15, 1813, Saint-Affrique, Aveyron ; May 3, 1876, Paris) was a French musician and inventor.
Raoul Magrin-Vernerey
Raoul Charles Magrin-Vernerey, also known as Ralph Monclar, was a French Army and French Foreign Legion general who fought in World War I, World War II and commanded the French Battalion i...
Raoul Charles Magrin-Vernerey, also known as Ralph Monclar, was a French Army and French Foreign Legion general who fought in World War I, World War II and commanded the French Battalion i...
Raoul Salan
Raoul Albin Louis Salan (10 June 1899 - 3 July 1984) was a French Army general and the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War.
Raoul Albin Louis Salan (10 June 1899 - 3 July 1984) was a French Army general and the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War.
Raphaël Onana
Raphaël Onana, born on 14 July 1919, at Poupouma, in Nkol Okala a village in the Province du Centre to the north-west of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, and died 11 November 2002, at Yaounde, ...
Raphaël Onana, born on 14 July 1919, at Poupouma, in Nkol Okala a village in the Province du Centre to the north-west of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, and died 11 November 2002, at Yaounde, ...
Raymond Duc
Raymond Duc was a French soldier that fought in World War II and the First Indochina War.
Raymond Duc was a French soldier that fought in World War II and the First Indochina War.
René Lefebvre
René Charles Joseph Marie Lefebvre (February 27 1879 – March 4 1944) was a French factory-owner from Tourcoing, who died in the Nazi concentration camp in Sonnenburg, in the Province of Branden...
René Charles Joseph Marie Lefebvre (February 27 1879 – March 4 1944) was a French factory-owner from Tourcoing, who died in the Nazi concentration camp in Sonnenburg, in the Province of Branden...
Roderick McGregor
Roderick McGregor VC (1824 -10 August 1888) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to B...
Roderick McGregor VC (1824 -10 August 1888) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to B...
Roger Holeindre
Roger Holeindre is a French politician, vice-president of the National Front far-right party.
Roger Holeindre is a French politician, vice-president of the National Front far-right party.
Rose Warfman
Rose Warfman is a French survivor of Auschwitz and heroine of the French Resistance.
Rose Warfman is a French survivor of Auschwitz and heroine of the French Resistance.
Sam Dreben
Samuel "Sam" Dreben (June 1, 1878 – March 14, 1925), sometimes misspelled "Drebben", and known as "The Fighting Jew", was a highly decorated soldier in the US Army and a mercenary who fought in ...
Samuel "Sam" Dreben (June 1, 1878 – March 14, 1925), sometimes misspelled "Drebben", and known as "The Fighting Jew", was a highly decorated soldier in the US Army and a mercenary who fought in ...
Samuel Evans (VC)
Samuel Evans VC (c. 1821 – 4 October 1901) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Br...
Samuel Evans VC (c. 1821 – 4 October 1901) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Br...
Susan Travers
Susan Travers was an Englishwoman who was the only woman to serve officially with the French Foreign Legion.
Susan Travers was an Englishwoman who was the only woman to serve officially with the French Foreign Legion.
Victor Iturria
Victor Iturria (15 June 1917 – 25 August 1944) was a French paratrooper during World War II. He served as an anti-tank gunner during the Battle of France and was evacuated to England during the ...
Victor Iturria (15 June 1917 – 25 August 1944) was a French paratrooper during World War II. He served as an anti-tank gunner during the Battle of France and was evacuated to England during the ...
William Coffey
William Coffey VC DCM, born Knocklong, County Limerick, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be aw...
William Coffey VC DCM, born Knocklong, County Limerick, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be aw...
William Henry Johnson
William Henry Johnson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwe...
William Henry Johnson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwe...
William James Lendrim
William James Lendrim VC was born Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face o...
William James Lendrim VC was born Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face o...
William James Middleton
Sergeant William James Middleton was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Sergeant William James Middleton was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.