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... 28 KB (2,921 words) - 16:29, 21 February 2024 |
could assure safe passage for the landing forces, namely Henri Giraud and François Darlan. Giraud was contacted first, and spoke with General Dwight Eisenhower... 23 KB (2,605 words) - 11:29, 10 February 2024 |
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... 249 KB (32,079 words) - 18:32, 10 May 2024 |
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... 21 KB (2,465 words) - 15:18, 8 May 2024 |
provisional government of Free France formed by the French generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle to provide united leadership, organize and coordinate... 9 KB (956 words) - 20:06, 4 March 2024 |
cooperation with the invasion. In Operation Kingpin, French General Henri Giraud, code-named "Kingpin", was released from confinement and brought to Gibraltar... 9 KB (1,100 words) - 18:58, 21 March 2024 |
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... 61 KB (6,271 words) - 21:10, 1 May 2024 |
it merged with the French Civil and Military High Command headed by Henri Giraud, becoming the new "French Committee of National Liberation". De Gaulle... 178 KB (20,316 words) - 14:38, 29 April 2024 |
Barbadian-Canadian drag performer Georges Giraud (1889–1943), French mathematician Giovanni Giraud (1776–1834), Italian dramatist Henri Giraud (1879–1949), French general... 2 KB (235 words) - 22:01, 14 March 2024 |
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)... 7 KB (947 words) - 18:33, 5 May 2024 |
Philippe Pétain (redirect from Henri Philippe Petain) Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (/peɪˈtæ̃/, French: [filip petɛ̃]) or Marshal... 83 KB (9,948 words) - 14:11, 6 May 2024 |
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... 27 KB (3,664 words) - 22:17, 24 April 2024 |
France. General Henri Giraud, recently escaped from Germany, later became its leader. The personal clash between de Gaulle and Giraud prevented the Free... 68 KB (7,235 words) - 05:52, 24 April 2024 |
Although La Chapelle is believed to have acted alone, Darlan's successor, Henri Giraud, accused the Resistance of organising the assassination, and he launched... 5 KB (665 words) - 16:03, 16 December 2023 |
commanders were more impressed, the Free French in particular. General Henri Giraud was incredulous when he heard of Patton's dismissal by Eisenhower in... 155 KB (18,094 words) - 23:44, 8 May 2024 |
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... 32 KB (3,491 words) - 20:32, 8 May 2024 |