Marie-Pierre Kœnig Military person

Marie-Pierre Kœnig (French pronunciation: ​[maʁi pjɛʁ køniɡ]; 10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French army officer and politician. He commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942.

Personal facts

Marie-Pierre Kœnig
Birth dateOctober 10, 1898
Birth place
Caen
Date of deathSeptember 02, 1970
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine

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Military person

award
Marshal of France
Order of the Bath
Order of George I
Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
Distinguished Service Order
Order of Liberation
military operations
World War II
World War I
military commandFirst Free French Brigade French Forces of the Interior
service start1917
service end1951

Topical connections

George II of GreeceRoyalty
Árpád GönczPresident
Édouard CarpentierWrestler
Abdul Hamid Halim of KedahRoyalty
Anne Princess RoyalRoyalty
Augustin BeaCleric
Émile ZolaWriter
Bernard Warburton-LeeMilitary person
Adrian Carton de WiartMilitary person
Adam Jerzy CzartoryskiPolitician
André MalrauxWriter

Marie-Pierre Kœnig on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr_compagnon/524.html