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Marie-Pierre Kœnig

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Gender Female
Death53 years ago
Date of birth October 10,1898
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Caen
France
Date of died September 2,1970
DiedNeuilly-sur-Seine
France
Battles and wars World War I
Resting placeMontmartre Cemetery
Job Politician
Army officer
Education Lycée Malherbe
Full nameMarie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig
Party National Centre of Social Republicans
Place of burialMontmartre Cemetery, Paris, France
Awards Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
Resistance Medal
Books Terminus
Bir-Hakeim, 10 juin 1942
Christiane: Strasbourg, 1939-1945
Previous positionMinister of the Armed Forces (1955–1955), Minister of the Armed Forces (1954–1954)
NationalityFrench
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Marie-Pierre Kœnig Life story


Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig or Koenig was a French general during World War II during which he commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942. He started a political career after the war and was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1984.

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