Paul Legentilhomme
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Paul Louis Legentilhomme was an officer in the French Army during World War I and World War II. After the fall of France in 1940, he joined the forces of the Free French. Legentilhomme was a recipient
General Legentilhomme in French Somaliland, 1939 or 1940
The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, often referred to as Saint-Cyr, is a French military academy. It is located in Coëtquidan in Guer, Morbihan, Brittany. French cadet officers are called saint
Paul Legentilhomme
…Legentilhomme was a recipient of the Order of the Liberation. Legentilhomme was born on March 26, 1884, in Valognes, Manche. He was a cadet at the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr 1905 to 1907 (promotion "la Dernière du vieux Bahut"). He was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1907 and to lieutenant in 1909. His unit took part in the…
Lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr, seat of the Academy from 1808 to 1940, now in Camp Coëtquidan.
Dormitory "Sébastopol" at Saint-Cyr, photographed by Jules David in 1886
A colonel, supervisor of the Cadets' studies, during the Bastille Day Military Parade.
The Color guard of Saint-Cyr.