Henri Giraud
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Henri Honoré Giraud was a French Army general best known for his escape from German captivity in 1942 and subsequently as one of the leaders of the French Resistance and a rival of Charles de Gaulle.
Giraud (second from the right) with German officers, May 1940
Giraud during one of his daily walks in captivity
Propaganda poster depicting Giraud as civil and military commander-in-chief
Roosevelt and Giraud in Casablanca on 19 January
Königstein Fortress
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Königstein Fortress, the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein on the left bank of the River Elbe. It is one of the largest
Henri Giraud
…captured by the Germans. In the winter of 1940–1941, a group of conspirators composed of Giraud's family and staff came together to plan his escape from Königstein Fortress, later involving the Deuxième Bureau. After Giraud's successful escape to Vichy France in April 1942, he went into hiding and established contact with…
Königstein Fortress in 2008
View of the fortress from the B 172 (Pirna-Bad Schandau) road
Königstein Fortress, painting by Bernardo Bellotto (created 1756–1758)
Fortress wall on the east side with the Friedrichsburg