Jean de Lattre de Tassigny

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French Army general human

Jean de Lattre de Tassigny was a prominent French Army general of World War II who became one of France’s most celebrated military leaders and represented the country at the German Instrument of Surrender in 1945.

Aliases (1)

de Lattre de Tassigny ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French Army general → human →
allegiance	Free France → French Fourth Republic → Third French Republic →
awardReceived	Companion of the Liberation → Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 → Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 → Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour → Marshal of France (posthumous) → Médaille Militaire → Order of the Bath → U.S. Distinguished Service Medal →
birthDate	1889-02-02 →
birthPlace	France → Mouilleron-en-Pareds → Pays de la Loire → Vendée →
burialPlace	Mouilleron-en-Pareds →
causeOfDeath	cancer →
child	Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny →
conflict	First Indochina War → World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
deathDate	1952-01-11 →
deathPlace	France → Paris →
educatedAt	École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr →
familyName	de Lattre de Tassigny →
fieldOfWork	military leadership → military strategy →
givenName	Jean →
hasOccupation	military officer →
militaryBranch	French Army →
militaryRank	general →
name	Jean de Lattre de Tassigny →
notableCommand	French First Army → French Forces in Indochina →
notableFor	representation of France at the German surrender in 1945 → role in the liberation of France during World War II →
notableWork	command of French First Army in the liberation of France →
participantIn	German Instrument of Surrender →
positionHeld	Commander of French First Army → Commander-in-Chief of French Forces in Indochina → Inspector General of the French Armed Forces →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
represented	France →
sexOrGender	male →
signatory	German Instrument of Surrender →
spouse	Simone de Lamazière →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
French First Army → Operation Dragoon → Western Allied invasion of Germany →	commander
French First Army → French I Corps →	notableCommander
First Indochina War →	commandedBy
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny ("de Lattre de Tassigny") →	familyName
Free France →	militaryCommander
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny →	name
Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 →	signatoryRepresentative
German Instrument of Surrender →	signedByForAllies