Jacques MENDÈS-CALDAS
Jacques, Pierre MENDÈS-CALDAS (né TAUPIN)
Birth
19/06/1917
Paris 14e
(75 - Seine)
Death
12/07/1944
Plumelec
(56 - Morbihan)
27
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Job before the war
Job after the war
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
13/09/1941
Matricule :
420FN42
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
Release date :
01/01/0943
days
Assigned troop
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Lance Sergeant
Missions
Raids
Badge(s)
Injury(ies)
Then a member of the SAS, he was executed by the SD and French agents of FAT 354, who caught the group in their sleep.
Died for France
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Médaille Militaire
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
Médaille Commémorative des Services Volontaires de la France Libre
Citations
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