Malraux, Georges André "Berger"

Date of birth:: November 3rd, 1901 (Paris, France)
Date of death:: November 23rd, 1976 (Créteil, France)
Buried on:: Panthéon Paris
Nationality:: French

Biography

Commander - Orden de la República Española - Spain
Grand cordon/cross - Order of the Cedar - Lebanon
Grand cordon/cross - Order of the Republic - Egypt
Grand cordon/cross - Royal Order of Sahametrei - Cambodia
Grand cordon/cross - Order Al Kawrah al Urdini - Jordan
Grand cordon/cross - Order El Quetzal - Guatemala
Grand Officer - Order National - Republic of Dahomey

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Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

l' Ordre de la Libération

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Compagnon
Awarded on:: November 17th, 1945

Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Médaille de la Résistance Française

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: April 24th, 1946

with rosette

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:: Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur

Citation:
This French officer was one of the earliest leaders of French resistance in the south-west of France. In the autumn of 1943 he joined a British liaison officer and helped to build up a powerful organisation in the Correze and the Dordogne. He also formed several groups in the Lot department, where he collaborated with another B.L.O.

In May 1944 Lt. Col. Malraux was appointed regional commander of the F.F.I. By his tact, his judgement and his personality he overcame the political rivalrieu and personal jealousion in the area and as a result, the achievements of the F.F.I. in Correze and Dordogne were outstanding.

Lt. Col. Malraux organised guerilla warfare on a large scale against the German forces in his area, and wherever possible he personally led his troops in action. His leadership and gallantry under fire earned him the respect and admiration not only of his own men but of the British officers who worked with him. He was wounded and taken prisoner on the 23rd July, but escaped three weeks later in time to direct the final operation for the liberation of his area. When this had been achieved, Malraux led a battalion of the Dordogne F.F.I. to eastern France to continue the fight in Alsace-Lorraine with the French 1st Army.

This French officer deserves the highest praise for his untiring efforts to facilitate the task of the allied armies in France. He showed, even in the darkest days, complete confidence in the ultimate victory of the Allies and, in the word of a British officer who worked with him, "he worked harder than anyone else I met in the field for Anglo-French understanding and co-operation."

It is strongly recommended that Lt. Col. Malraux be appointed a Companion in the Distinguished Service Order."

Signed Colin Gubbins
Major-General
21.5.45