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    Henri Honoré Giraud (18 January 1879 – 11 March 1949) was a French military officer who was a leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World...
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  • could assure safe passage for the landing forces, namely Henri Giraud and François Darlan. Giraud was contacted first, and spoke with General Dwight Eisenhower...
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    Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (French: [ʒiʁo]; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes...
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    representing the Free French forces, Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud, but they played minor roles and were not part of the military planning...
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    resistance group led by Henri d'Astier de La Vigerie, he is believed to have acted as an individual. After Darlan's assassination, Henri Giraud became his de facto...
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    provisional government of Free France formed by the French generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle to provide united leadership, organize and coordinate...
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  • cooperation with the invasion. In Operation Kingpin, French General Henri Giraud, code-named "Kingpin", was released from confinement and brought to Gibraltar...
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    Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc. 1960: The airplane pilot Henri Giraud landed on the summit, which is only 30 m (98 ft) long. 1966: Air India...
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    it merged with the French Civil and Military High Command headed by Henri Giraud, becoming the new "French Committee of National Liberation". De Gaulle...
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    the war, and recognised joint leadership of North Africa by Giraud and de Gaulle. Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle then became co-presidents of the French...
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  • Barbadian-Canadian drag performer Georges Giraud (1889–1943), French mathematician Giovanni Giraud (1776–1834), Italian dramatist Henri Giraud (1879–1949), French general...
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  • Beijing Henri Giraud (1879–1949), French general, best known for being a commander of the Free French Forces in the Second World War Henri Gouraud (1867–1946)...
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    General Henri Giraud, the candidate preferred by the US who wrongly suspected de Gaulle of being a British puppet) and then—after squeezing out Giraud by force...
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    General Henri Giraud, the candidate preferred by the US who wrongly suspected de Gaulle of being a British puppet) and then—after squeezing out Giraud by force...
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    Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (/peɪˈtæ̃/, French: [filip petɛ̃]) or Marshal...
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    General Henri Giraud as France's leader. For a time in 1942–1943, there were two rival leaders of the Free French movement in exile: General Giraud, backed...
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  • Toulon. General Henri Giraud had switched from Vichy to the Allies, and Roosevelt found him a preferable alternative to de Gaulle. Giraud arrived in Algiers...
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    France. General Henri Giraud, recently escaped from Germany, later became its leader. The personal clash between de Gaulle and Giraud prevented the Free...
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    authority of General Henri Giraud, sent from France to take charge. But opposition from the Vichy army continued, and no one heeded Giraud, who had no official...
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    under the Civil and Military Command of North Africa headed by Henri Giraud in Algiers. Giraud assumed command upon the assassination of François Darlan,...
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    transfer the Vichy government to North Africa. Henri also tried to mediate between Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud, when the two men were competing for control...
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    legal order of Vichy. Nogues immediately rejected the clemency petition. Henri Giraud, who was then head of military justice as Commander-in-chief, refused...
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    his predecessor Muhammad VII al Munsif by the French Resident General Henri Giraud in 1943. It was not until the latter's death in 1948 that his legitimacy...
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    Also in attendance were the Free France generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud, though they played minor roles and didn't participate in the military...
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    caricaturist and artist Frank Wedekind (1899–1900), writer and dramatist Henri Giraud (1940–1942), French general; successfully escaped from the castle Bertrand...
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    (1842–1934) Dominique-Marie Gauchet (1853–1931) Augustin Gérard (1857–1926) Henri Giraud (1879–1949) Émile Guépratte (1856–1939) Adolphe Guillaumat (1863–1940)...
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    starting positions on the Maginot Line. Some French generals, such as Henri Giraud, saw the withdrawal as a wasted opportunity and made known their disagreement...
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  • Although La Chapelle is believed to have acted alone, Darlan's successor, Henri Giraud, accused the Resistance of organising the assassination, and he launched...
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    commanders were more impressed, the Free French in particular. General Henri Giraud was incredulous when he heard of Patton's dismissal by Eisenhower in...
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    The Free French General Henri Giraud feared that the Maquis on Corsica would be crushed unless the Allies intervened. Giraud gained the agreement of the...
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