Marie Pierre Kœnig
(1898-1970)
French general and politician
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Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French general during the Second World War, where 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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10 October 1898 Caen, Calvados, France
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2 September 1970 (aged 71) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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