Famous french World War 2 soldiers?

Answer 1

General Juin (battle of Montecassino)

General Keoning : 3700 French against 45000 Germans

General Claude_Auchinleckwould release a statement: "The United nations must be full of admiration and gratitude towards those French troops and their valiant General [Koenig]".Answers.comWinston_Churchillwould be more terse: "Holding back for fifteen days Rommel's offensive, the free French of Bir Hakeim had contributed to save Egypt and Suez canal's destinies."[Wikipedia:Citation_needed]

Even Adolf_Hitlerwould answer to the journalist Lutz Koch, coming back from Bir Hakeim: "You have heard, gentlemen, what Koch recounts. It is a new proof of the thesis I've always supported; namely, that French are still, after us, the best soldiers in Europe. France will always have the possibility, even with its current birthrate, to raise a hundred divisions. We will definitely, after this war, have to set up a coalition able to militarily control a country capable of such impressive military feats."

Jean Sassi: Jedbugh commando during WWII, will organize guerrilla in Indo china

Aussarresses: Jedburgh commando, funded the 11th choc, SF, which inspired the green berets. Taught to Americans troops in the 60's in fort Benning and fort Bragg.

Bigeard: best paratrooper of the 20th century, 2 times POW : France (he escaped his camp and came back as commando), and Indochina (Dien Bien Phu after winning 2 hills). He won the only counterinsurgency battle in the history:the battle of Algiers. Know to be fearless. Wounded 5 times.Did 20 years of war. Most decorated military ever. Petraeus has his pictures signed in his office since more than 20 years...

Answer 2

Charles de Gaulle , Philippe Petain , Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque , Pierre Laval ,