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Philippe Kieffer MBE MC (24 October 1899 – 20 November 1962), capitaine de frégate in the French Navy, was a French officer and political personality, and a hero of the Free French Forces.
Philippe Kieffer, né le 24 octobre 1899 à Port-au-Prince et mort le 20 novembre 1962 à Cormeilles-en-Parisis, est un officier de marine français nommé compagnon de la Libération. Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale , il crée et commande le 1 er bataillon de fusiliers marins commandos , dont ses membres, connus a posteriori sous ...
Philippe Kieffer est décédé le 20 novembre 1962 à Cormeilles en Parisis. Il est inhumé à Grandcamp-Maisy dans le Calvados. • Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur • Compagnon de la Libération - décret du 28 août 1944 • Croix de Guerre 39/45 (5 citations) • Military Cross (GB) • British Empire Medal (GB) Publications :
Biography. Philippe Kieffer was born on October 24, 1899 in Port-au-Prince. Her family came from Alsace and it was after the annexation of Alsace-Moselle in 1870 that she moved to Haiti. His studies made him return to the metropolis: he studied in Paris and graduated from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (H.E.C.).
Abstract. Author. English. On June 6, 1944, 177 men under the command of Philippe Kieffer landed in Normandy within the British beach section called Sword. The “Kieffer Commando” was the only French unit to be engaged that day in Operation Overlord.
- Stéphane Simmonet
- 2013
18 apr 2021 · Eroe francese dello sbarco in Normandia muore a 106 anni. Resta solo un membro dei Kieffer Commandos ancora in vita: il 98enne Leon Gautier. 18 aprile 2021.
Lieutenant Commander Philippe Kieffer. The 1st BFMC ( Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos, Commando Sailor Riflemen Battalion) took part in the Normandy Landing on D-Day under the command of Lieutenant Commander Philippe Kieffer, on Sword, and were for the occasion integrated in No. 4 Commando.
