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Antoine Béthouart

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from December 1942 until November 1943 and as the Chief of Staff of the (French) Committee for National Defense from April 1944 until August 1944. In August 1944, Béthouart briefly served as the Chief of Staff of
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officials on 10 November 1942, Béthouart was liberated by the Allies on 14 November. Later, Béthouart served as the chief of the French military mission in
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and assisted the Allies in rallying the French troops in Morocco to the Allied cause in November 1942. Arrested by
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in January 1940. This promotion was made permanent in April 1941 and was followed by promotion to
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During the postwar period, Béthouart served first as the chief of French occupation forces in
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Subsequently, Béthouart commanded the Casablanca Division of French forces in
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In June 2003, amid pomp and ceremony, a bridge was named for him in
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for overseas French citizens from 1955 until 1971. He died in
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On 1 September 1944, Béthouart took command of the French
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leader in the 159th Alpine Infantry Regiment during
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Dole, Jura
France
Fréjus
France
French Army
Free French Forces
Général d'Armée
I Corps
World War I
World War II
Sénateur
French Army
World War I
World War II
Dole, Jura
Jura Mountains
Saint-Cyr military academy
platoon
World War I
Royal Yugoslav Army
High Mountain Military School
colonel
brevet
brigadier
major general
lieutenant general
general
Norwegian campaign
Narvik

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