Henri Rol-Tanguy
Member of the French resistance
About Henri Rol-Tanguy
Lived 1908 – 2002 (aged 94). Henri Rol-Tanguy was a French politician, military personnel, resistance fighter and military officer.
Henri Rol-Tanguy (; 12 June 1908 – 8 September 2002) was a French communist and leader in the Resistance against Nazi Germany in World War II.
After five days of fighting, German General Dietrich von Choltitz notified Colonel Rol that he was ready to negotiate. Alongside Free French general Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Tanguy accepted and signed the act of surrender on 25 August 1944.
In 2004 he was commemorated at Place Denfert-Rochereau, in Paris, with a plaque renaming a part of the place Avenue du Colonel-Henri-Rol-Tanguy, and the metro station there was sub-titled Colonel Rol-Tanguy.
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Who was Henri Rol-Tanguy?
member of the French resistance (1908-2002)
When was Henri Rol-Tanguy born?
Henri Rol-Tanguy was born on 12 June 1908 in Morlaix.
When did Henri Rol-Tanguy die?
Henri Rol-Tanguy died on 8 September 2002 in Ivry-sur-Seine.
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Henri Rol-Tanguy was a politician, military personnel, resistance fighter and military officer.
What nationality was Henri Rol-Tanguy?
Henri Rol-Tanguy was French.
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