Marie-Pierre Kœnig
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 54 years ago |
Date of birth | October 10,1898 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Caen |
France | |
Date of died | September 2,1970 |
Died | Neuilly-sur-Seine |
France | |
Battles and wars | World War I |
Resting place | Montmartre Cemetery |
Job | Politician |
Army officer | |
Education | Lycée Malherbe |
Full name | Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig |
Party | National Centre of Social Republicans |
Place of burial | Montmartre Cemetery, Paris, France |
Awards | Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 |
Resistance Medal | |
Books | Terminus |
Bir-Hakeim, 10 juin 1942 | |
Christiane: Strasbourg, 1939-1945 | |
Previous position | Minister of the Armed Forces (1955–1955), Minister of the Armed Forces (1954–1954) |
Nationality | French |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1616966 |
Marie-Pierre Kœnig Life story
Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig or Koenig was a French general during World War II during which he commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942. He started a political career after the war and was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1984.