Amado Granell Mesado was a Spanish military officer. He served on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War before joining the French Foreign Legion. In France, he fought against Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Bud DayAlso won Presidential Unit Citation
Laure DieboldAlso won Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
Eirik KristoffersenAlso won Presidential Unit Citation
Léon GautierAlso won Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
Daniel J. CallaghanAlso won Presidential Unit Citation
Jacques BalsanAlso won Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free FranceAbout this person
Amado Granell Mesado was a Spanish military officer. He served on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War before joining the French Foreign Legion. In France, he fought against Nazi Germany during World War II. He led a column of La Nueve of the 2nd Armoured Brigade, which consisted of Spanish combatants, and was the first Allied military unit to enter Paris after being occupied by the Wehrmacht. As such, he appeared on the cover of the newspaper Libération after the Liberation of Paris and met with the leader of French Resistance, Georges Bidault.
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