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Marie Pierre Kœnig

French general and politician (1898-1970) · France · On the map · Politicians · Died at 71

Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig or Koenig was a French general during World War II during which he commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942. He started a political career after the war and was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1984.

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1970Died2 September 19701947Resistance MedalAward1942Companion of the LiberationAward1918Médaille militaireAward1898Born10 October 1898

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Resistance Medal1947
Companion of the Liberation1942
Médaille militaire1918
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
Colonial Medal
Combatant's Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Grand Cross of the Order of George I
Inter-Allied Victory Medals
Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914-1918
Aeronautical Medal
Escapees' Medal
Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939-1945
Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
Medal of French Gratitude
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit
Order of Suvorov, 1st class
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Grand Cordon of the order of Nichan Iftikhar
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Commander of the Order of Military Virtue

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Country
France
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1970 · aged 71

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Politicians from France 6

Jean-Baptiste Colbert60.7Robert Ménard63.8Pierre Laval64.5François Baroin61.0Madame de Pompadour65.2Édouard Geffray62.1