Alphonse Juin

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Alphonse Juin was a French Army general and Marshal of France renowned for his leadership of French Expeditionary Corps in Italy during World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Army general
Marshal of France
human
awardReceived Companion of the Liberation
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
Distinguished Service Order
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Marshal of France baton
Military Medal (United Kingdom)
Médaille Militaire
Order of Suvorov
Order of the Bath
Order of the Nile
Order of the White Lion
burialPlace Les Invalides
conflict Italian campaign of World War II
North African campaign of World War II
Rif War
World War I
World War II
countryOfBirth French Algeria
countryOfCitizenship France
countryOfDeath France
educatedAt École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
ethnicGroup Pied-Noir
familyName Juin
givenName Alphonse
languageSpoken French
memberOf French Army of Africa
French Expeditionary Corps in Italy
militaryBranch French Army
militaryRank Marshal of France
general
notableCommanderOf French Expeditionary Corps in Italy
French North African troops
notableWork command of French Expeditionary Corps in Italy
leadership in the Battle of Monte Cassino
reorganization of French forces in North Africa
occupation military officer
partOf Free French forces
placeOfBirth Bône
placeOfDeath Paris
positionHeld Chief of Staff of National Defence (France)
Commander of French Expeditionary Corps in Italy
Marshal of France
Resident-General of France in Morocco
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male


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