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Beaugé-Bérubé, Henri Eugène Marie

Date of birth:
September 6th, 1920 (Brest)
Date of death:
January 16th, 2015 (Paris)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

His father was a Navy officer and oceanographer.
Studied in the French National School of Arts and Crafts until the war burst.
19 June 1940 : sailed to England with his Young brother from Le Conquet Harbour.
1st July 1940 : entered the Free French Forces in London.
1941 : attended the cadet officer course in Camberley
January 1942 : appointed in the Bataillon de marche n°3 in the Middle East as midshipman.
1942-43 : took part in the Campaing in Libya.
1943 : appointed asz platoon leader to the anti-tank platoon of the BM 4, took part of the campaigns in Tunesia and in Italy.
16 August 1944 : promoted 1st lieutenant landed in Cavalaire - Provence - France.
1947-49 : general Koenig's Aide-de-camp in Germany.
1949-59 : he is then for 10 years officer of the Native Affairs in Morocco then seconded to the Moroccan government for the provincial administration .
1960-63 : Director of the Hassimessaoud Petroleum Center.
1963-71 : stationed at the Delegation for Regional Planning (DATAR) for the creation of regional nature parks
1965 : In the meantime he left the army with the rank of reserve lieutenant-colonel.
He is a member of the Council of the Order of the Liberation since September 2005.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Unit:
anti-tank platoon - BM 4
Awarded on:
August 7th, 1945
by décret
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
Anti-tank platoon - BM 4
Awarded on:
September 23rd, 1944
received with 1 palm : for having destroyed a machine-gun nest near Lomontot performing a succesful manouver with his anti-tank guns.
1 star received the 10 april 1945 for his succesful support in the assault of the Fort in the Brouis pass (Alpes-Maritimes) where his accurate suppressive fires are very appreciated.
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
sous-lieutenant (lieutenant)
Unit:
anti-tank platoon - BM4
Awarded on:
June 12th, 1944
WIA by bullet to the arm near Bolsena lake in Italy while performing a reconnaissance under a violent bombing.
Médaille des blessés de guerre

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