Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
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Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny 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.
General de Lattre in 1946
De Lattre as a student, c. 1903
De Lattre as a lieutenant in the 12th Dragoon Regiment, 1914
De Lattre (center) as a battalion commander in the 5th Infantry Regiment at Coulommiers, 1928
Marshal of France
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Marshal of France is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, which is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements.
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
…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. As an officer during World War I, he fought in various battles, including at Verdun, and was wounded five times, surviving the war with eight…
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Modern-day baton, belonging to one of the four Marshals of France appointed after World War II (Leclerc, de Lattre, Juin, and Kœnig)
Pre-revolutionary marshals' batons in the Musée de l'Armée