Augustin HUBERT
Augustin, Marie, Louis, Joseph HUBERT
Birth
05/02/1918
Nantes
(44 - Loire-Inférieure)
Death
05/05/1944
Ouistreham
(14 - Calvados)
26
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Student (preparing for Saint-Cyr Military Academy)
Job after the war
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
Matricule :
56123 Terre
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
01/03/1944
Release date :
06/06/1944
97
days
Assigned troop
K-Guns
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lieutenant
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Raids
Badge(s)
136
Injury(ies)
Killed by a sniper's bullet near the casino on Churchill Boulevard.
Died for France
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur posthumously.
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with palm
Citations
Citation at the Legion of Honour order
A young officer commanding a heavy machine-gun subsection in the 1st Battalion of Fusiliers-Marins Commandos. He consistently supported the advance of the assault troops with perfect composure, directing his machine-gun fire. He was gloriously killed at Ouistreham on 6 June 1944 while leading his subsection.
By decree of 4 March 1946 (Official Journal, 16 May 1946), Ensign Hubert was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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