Otto ZIVOHLAVA
Otto ZIVOHLAVA
Alias Légion étrangère : Jean GAUTHIER
Birth
14/06/1922
Vienne
Autriche
Death
06/04/2010
Paris 5e
(75 - Paris)
87
years old
age at death
Job before the war
French Foreign Legion soldier
Job after the war
Public relations employee
Director of a leather goods company
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
24/11/1940
Matricule :
10887FN40
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 Corporal
Missions
D-Day landings
Normandy Campaign
Landing at Flushing
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Hardtrack 24
Badge(s)
16
Injury(ies)
Wounded on August 20, 1944, at L’Épine; evacuated.
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Officier de la Légion d'Honneur
Médaille Militaire
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with bronze palm
Médaille de la Résistance
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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