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Milleville, comte de, Maurice Marie Joseph

Date of birth:
April 21st, 1921 (France)
Date of death:
March 3rd, 2007 (Saarbrücken, Germany)
Nationality:
French

Biography

Maurice de Milleville was the son of Count Marie Joseph de Milleville and Mary Lindell. He helped his mother in the French Resistance, but was eventually arrested and tortured. In 1961 he was invited to London to be honored for his services during Operation Frankton. Maurice was an engineer by profession after the war and eventually died in Germany.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1961
For aiding British RM commando's in their escape from France.
Royal Marines Badge

Sources

  • - Ashdown, P., A Brilliant Little Operation - The Cockleshell Heroes and The Most Courageous Raid of World War 2 (2013)