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Henri Giraud
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French general and politician (1879-1949)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Position created
- Succeeded by
- Position abolished
- Born
- 18 January 1879 ( 1879-01-18 ) , Paris , France
- Died
- 11 March 1949 (1949-03-11) (aged 70), Dijon , France
- Party
- Republican Party of Liberty
- Spouse
- Céline Laperotte (1889–1976; m.1908)
- Children
- Renée Granger (1909–1943), Henri Giraud (1910–1970), André Giraud (b.1913), Jeanne Giraud (1918–2007), Marie-Thérèse Giraud (1923–2019), Bernard Giraud, Monique Giraud
- Allegiance
- French Third Republic , Free France , French Fourth Republic
- Branch service
- French Army
- Years of service
- 1900–1948
- Rank
- Général d'armée
- Battles wars
- First World War Battle of the Frontiers Battle of Charleroi Battle of St. Quentin Battle of La Malmaison Rif War Second World War Battle of the Netherlands Battle of France ( Prisoner of war</span>"}]]}'>POW ) Tunisian campaign Liberation of Corsica
- Awards
- Legion of Honour ( Grand-croix ), Médaille militaire , Et al.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Dijon
- Occupation
- military commander
- Position held
- member of the French National Assembly
- Educated at
- École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
- Political party
- Republican Party of Liberty
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- politics
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- French Army
- Military rank
- army general
- Image
- Henri Giraud 1943Jan19.gif
- Work location
- Paris
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- name in native language
- Henri Giraud
- start of work period
- 1898-00-00
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- Defence Historical Service
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- Henri Giraud
- date of death
- 1949-03-11
- date of birth
- 1879-01-18
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Encyclopedic overview
Henri Honoré Giraud ( French: [ɑ̃ʁi ɔnɔʁe ʒiʁo]; 18 January 1879 – 11 March 1949) was a French Army general best known for his escape from German captivity in 1942 and subsequently as one of the leaders of the French Resistance and a rival of Charles de Gaulle. He was outmanoeuvred by de Gaulle and sidelined in April 1944, leading to his resignation.
Giraud also escaped from German captivity during the First World War, having been wounded and captured during the Battle of St. Quentin in 1914. He further distinguished himself at the Battle of La Malmaison in 1917, where he commanded the battalion that captured the Fort de Malmaison, and during the Rif War in 1925.
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