- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- Bruno
- Heroic Bigeard
- Marcel Bigeard was born on February 14, 1916 in Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was married to Gabrielle Grandemange. He died on June 18, 2010 in Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France.
- SpouseGabrielle Grandemange(? - June 18, 2010) (his death, 1 child)
- French army general known for his military guidance in France's colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria.
- He is survived by his wife, Gabrielle Grandemange, and daughter Marie-France.
- He led the French Resistance in World War II and fought in wars in Algeria and Indochina.
- He was wounded in battle five times and escaped from a prisoner of war camp three times.
- He started his career as a bank clerk before joining the French Army in 1939. He was captured by the Germans in June 1940 but escaped a year later to join the colonial infantry in Senegal. In 1944, he parachuted into France to lead an underground Resistance group.
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