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Daladier, Édouard

Date of birth:
June 18th, 1884 (Carpentras, France)
Date of death:
October 10th, 1970 (Paris, France)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

Daladier was Prime Minister of France from 10 April 1938 – 21 March 1940. He remained Minister of Defence under Reynaud and was eventually replaced as Foreign Minister by Maxime Weygand.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Awarded on:
1918
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

Four citations
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)

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