Marie-Pierre Kœnig

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Free French Forces member French general Resistance leader human military officer

Marie-Pierre Kœnig was a prominent French general and Resistance leader during World War II, renowned for his role in the Free French Forces and the Battle of Bir Hakeim.

Aliases (1)

Marie-Pierre Koenig ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Free French Forces member → French general → Resistance leader → human → military officer →
allegiance	France → Free France →
awardReceived	Compagnon de la Libération → Croix de Guerre → Légion d'honneur →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
describedBySource	accounts of the Battle of Bir Hakeim → histories of the Free French Forces →
ethnicGroup	French →
familyName	Kœnig →
fieldOfWork	military strategy → resistance warfare →
givenName	Marie-Pierre →
hasRole	Resistance leader → commander →
languageSpoken	French →
memberOf	Free French Forces →
militaryBranch	French Army →
militaryConflict	Western Desert campaign → World War II →
militaryRank	general →
movement	French Resistance →
name	Marie-Pierre Koenig → Marie-Pierre Kœnig →
notableEvent	defense of Bir Hakeim in 1942 →
notableFor	commanding Free French troops at Bir Hakeim → role in the French Resistance → service under Charles de Gaulle →
notableWork	command in the Free French Forces → leadership at the Battle of Bir Hakeim →
occupation	Resistance leader → military leader → soldier →
participatedIn	Battle of Bir Hakeim → North African campaign of World War II → World War II →
residence	France →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Free French Forces → Free French Forces → French I Corps →	notableCommander
Battle of Bir Hakeim → French Forces of the Interior →	commander
Marie-Pierre Kœnig → Marie-Pierre Kœnig ("Marie-Pierre Koenig") →	name
Marie-Pierre →	hasNotableBearer
Maréchal de France →	lastConferredOn
Kœnig →	notableBearer