Saint-Genies, de, Marie Joseph Gonzague

Date of birth:: February 11th, 1917 (Fondettes/Indre-et-Loire, France)
Date of death:: June 26th, 1944 (Dole/Jura, France)
Buried on:: French War Cemetery Choloy-Ménillot
Service number:: 309904
Nationality:: French

Biography

aka LUCIEN, aka Georges Henri HOLLENAU

While hiding from Germans in a barn near Dole,Jura was killed by random shot or commited suicide by taking a cyanid capsule.

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Captain
Unit:: F Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
Awarded on:: June 21st, 1945

Citation:
"This officer was parachuted into the Jura in March 1944 to take over a circuit whose organiser had been arrested and which was in the process of dissolution. De St. Genies reorganised and developed the circuit, forming a number of sabotage teams which carried out concerted attacks on enemy communications on D-Day.

After D-Day de St. Genies led his men in a number of guerilla actions against enemy garrisons and road convoys. He showed leadership and courage of a high order, and was killed in action towards the end of June.

It is recommended that this Officer be Mentioned in Despatches (posthumous award)."

Signed
Colin Gubbins
Major General
4.4.45

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37138/supplement/3241
- Name: [ Gonzague De Saint Genies ]. Date of birth: 11 February 1917 . Place of birth:... | The National Archives
- Marie Joseph Gonzague DE SAINT-GENIES, aka LUCIEN, aka Georges Henri HOLLENAU - born... | The National Archives
- Recommendation for Award for De Saint-Genies, Marie J G Rank: Temporary Captain ... | The National Archives
- Captain Baron Marie Joseph Gonzague De Saint-Genies | War Casualty Details 2319697 | CWGC