Georges ROPERT
Georges, Jean, Marius ROPERT
Birth
19/08/1916
Le Havre
(76 - Seine-Inférieure)
Death
19/10/1971
Toulouse
(31 - Haute-Garonne)
55
years old
age at death
Job before the war
Soldier in the infantry (124th Line Infantry Regiment)
Job after the war
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
19/08/1940
Matricule :
422FN42
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
11/06/1942
Release date :
18/11/1945
1256
days
Assigned troop
Troop 1
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Caporal
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Dieppe - Group 2
Badge(s)
19
Injury(ies)
Evacuated due to illness on 27 July 1944.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with a bronze star
Citations
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