Claude Barrès
Appearance
Claude Barrès | |
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Born | 22 March 1925 Charmes, France |
Died | 26 May 1959 Djebel Harraba, Algeria | (aged 34)
Allegiance | France |
Service/ | French Army |
Years of service | 1943–1959 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands held | 5th Company, 9e RCP |
Battles/wars | World War II First Indochina War Korean War Algerian War |
Awards | Commander of the Légion d’honneur Médaille militaire Croix de guerre 1939-1945 |
Relations | Maurice Barrès Philippe Barrès |
Claude Henri Maurice Barrès (22 March 1925 – 26 May 1959) was a French Army officer that in World War II, First Indochina War, Korean War and Algerian War. He was the grandson of author Maurice Barrès and son of journalist Philippe Barrès.
Biography[edit]
He joined the Free French Forces during World War II at the age of seventeen as a paratrooper in the SAS. He then fought in the First Indochina War, Korean War and Algerian War. He was killed while leading his company, 5th Company of the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment, at Djebel Harraba near the Algerian-Tunisian border.
Decorations[edit]
- Commander of the Légion d’honneur
- Médaille militaire
- Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with palm
He received thirteen citations during his career.
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 1959 deaths
- People from Charmes, Vosges
- Barrès family
- French Army officers
- Free French military personnel of World War II
- French military personnel of the First Indochina War
- French military personnel of the Korean War
- French military personnel killed in the Algerian War
- Commanders of the Legion of Honour
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
- French military personnel stubs