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Barberot, Roger René Albert

Date of birth:
January 20th, 1915 (Cherbourg, France)
Date of death:
November 14th, 2002 (Clichy, France)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

CAREER:
1939-40: Mobilised due to the intervention of his father in the Navy aboard the cruiser ''Tourville''
June 1940: Dissemination of tracts to resume the fightings but arrested
5th July 1940: Escaped
20th July 1940 Lieutenant in the 1st bataillon d''infanterie de marine, engaged in the 8th British Army.
1940-41: Engaged in Sidi-Barrani, Sollum, Bardia, Tobrouk, Benghazi, and El Agueila in Libya.
April 1941: Joins the 13th demi-brigade de Légion étrangère in Erythrea as a platoon leader in the 1st company,
4th June 1941: Condemned to death by the Vichy State and campaign in Syria, en Libya and Tunesia.
10th June 1942: Exfiltration of the Free French Forces in Bir Hakeim.
October 1942: His platoon is engaged as a feint in the fightings in El Alamein.
June 1943: Leaving the Legion, join the 1st régiment de fusiliers marins created by Hubert Amyot d''Inville in Casablanca.
1944: Commander of the 1st escadron in the 1st regiment of Fusiliers Marins (RFM).
25 April 1944: With his 1st escadron in Neaple - Italy.
5th May: Engaged in the offensive in Garigliano.
August 1944: the 1st RFM disembarked in Saint-Tropez.
23rd August 1944 fightings in Toulon.
3rd September: Rhöne Valley fightings and first to enter in Lyon. Elle
27th September 1944: Liberation of Clairegoutte with 260 German POW.
6th October 1944: Attack and seizure of Ronchamp near Belfort.
8th October 1944: Fierce fightings for Hill 820 near Servance.
20th November 1944: Seizure of Plancher-Bas - northward of Belfort
22nd November 1944: Seizure of Rougegoutte - northward of Belfort
23rd November 1944: Seizure of Rougemont-le-Château - northward of Belfort
March 1945: Retired from the front before the entry in Germany and redeployed in the Alps to fight in the Authion.
30th April 1945 : His death penalty is canceled.
May 1945: Most awarded Navy Officer
December 1945: Promoted capitaine de corvette
1947: Promoted capitaine de frégate
1948: Joins the RPF - political movement created by de Gaulle
1954: Joins an anthropological expedition in Ecuador - Cordillera of the Andes
June 1956: Joins the Army again
22nd July 1956: Promoted colonel and commander of a demi-brigade of the Air Force composed of reservist. disembarked in Algiers.
15th September: Creation of the Black Commando "Commandos Noirs"
April 1957: Resigned and published his testimony : Malaventure en Algérie; resumed his political activities.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 7th, 1941
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 1941
11 citations

with 11 palms (1st palm received in March 1941)
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 18th, 1944
For his merits in San Andrea - Garigliano - Italian Campaign where his unit successfuly broke through the German defensive lines.

1st award for an individual attributed by the Gouvernement provisoire de la République française
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain de Corvette
Unit:
1er régiment de fusiliers marins, 1e Armée Française
Awarded on:
1945
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
"For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 1st Regiment Fusiliers-Marin, in action against enemy forces on 10 and 12 April 1945. Captain de Corvette Barberot's outstanding accomplishments, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations."

Headquarters, Sixth Army Group, General Orders No. 35
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

With rosette
Médaille de la Résistance Française

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