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Georges Catroux
1877Jan, 29

Georges Catroux

Georges Catroux, French general and diplomat (d. 1969)
Georges Albert Julien Catroux (29 January 1877 – 21 December 1969) was a French Army general and diplomat who served in both World War I and World War II, and served as Grand Chancellor of the Légion d'honneur from 1954 to 1969.

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