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Alphonse Pierre Juin (16 December 1888 – 27 January 1967) was a senior French Army general who became Marshal of France. A graduate of the École Spéciale Militaire class of 1912, he served in Morocco in 1914 in command of native troops.
Alphonse Juin (born Dec. 16, 1888, Bône, Algeria—died Jan. 27, 1967, Paris, France) was an officer of the French army who became a leading Free French commander in World War II.
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Alphonse Juin, né le 16 décembre 1888 à Bône ( département de Constantine) 1 et mort le 27 janvier 1967 à Paris ( 5e arrondissement ), est un général d'armée élevé à la dignité de maréchal de France .
Learn about the life and career of Alphonse Juin, a prominent French general who fought in World War I, World War II and the Indochina War. He was a key figure in the liberation of France and the reorganisation of the French armed forces.
A great French figure of the Second World War, in 1944 General Juin was Commander-in-Chief of the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy.
Alfonse Juin was a French general who fought against the Germans in North Africa and Europe during World War II. He led the largest French command, won the Battle of Gembloux, and cooperated with the Allies in Operation Torch.
Alphonse Juin was a French general who fought in Morocco, World War I, and World War II. He commanded Vichy and Free French forces in North Africa and Italy, and participated in the liberation of Rome.
