Darius Paul Dassault
French general who was in the French Résistance in World War II
About Darius Paul Dassault
Lived 1882 – 1969 (aged 87). Darius Paul Dassault was a French military personnel, french resistance fighter, resistance fighter and military officer.
Darius Paul Bloch-DassaultDarius Paul Dassault ( Bloch; 13 January 1882 – 3 May 1969) was a French general and member of the French Resistance, and a recipient of the grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur, a military medal.
After graduating from the École Polytechnique in 1901, Dassault served an artillery officer. He fought in World War on the French front and later with the Army of the Orient. He was cited six times and made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1916.
After the Battle of France and the defeat in June 1940, Dassault joined the Resistance in December 1941. In early 1944, he was appointed clandestine military governor of Paris, and, on August 25, the day of the liberation of Paris, General de Gaulle appointed him Grand Chancellor of the National Order of the Legion of Honour,
He was the older brother by ten years of the industrialist Marcel Dassault.
Post-war period On December 31, 1947, he was promoted to General of the Army.
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French general who was in the French Résistance in World War II
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Darius Paul Dassault was born on 13 January 1882 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
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Darius Paul Dassault died on 3 May 1969 in Paris.
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Darius Paul Dassault was a military personnel, french resistance fighter, resistance fighter and military officer.
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Darius Paul Dassault was French.
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