Date of birth:

September 2nd, 1904 (Paris, France)

Date of death:

February 13th, 1975

Nationality:

French (1870-present, Republic)

Having joined the French forces in Africa, Éric Lutten is known for his role as a French Military Liaison (1st class) attached to the Seventh United States Army, 6th Corps, 103rd Infantry Division, where he contributed on 5 May 1945 to the liberation of Château d’Itter in Austria where many French dignitaries, including former French Presidents, generals, and the sister of Général de Gaulle were held as hostages.

On 16 November 1944, he entered the city of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, occupied by the enemy, to contact local resistance members and assess the city’s supply needs, ensuring the first supply before U.S. troops were in the city, and providing in the process valuable intelligence to the Allied Command.

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