Henri Honoré Giraud (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ɔnɔʁe ʒiʁo]; 18 January 1879 – 11 March 1949) was a French military officer who was a leader of the Free French Forces...

Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (French: [ʒiʁo]; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes...

resistance group led by Henri d'Astier de La Vigerie, he is believed to have acted as an individual. After Darlan's assassination, Henri Giraud became his de facto...

representing the Free French forces, Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud, but they played minor roles and were not part of the military planning...

Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain (French: [filip petɛ̃]) and Marshal Pétain (French:...

transfer the Vichy government to North Africa. Henri also tried to mediate between Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud, when the two men were competing for control...

the war, and recognised joint leadership of North Africa by Giraud and de Gaulle. Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle then became co-presidents of the French...

General Henri Giraud, the candidate preferred by the US who wrongly suspected de Gaulle of being a British puppet) and then—after squeezing out Giraud by force...

Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc. 1960: The airplane pilot Henri Giraud landed on the summit, which is only 30 m (98 ft) long. 1966: Air India...

it merged with the French Civil and Military High Command headed by Henri Giraud, becoming the new "French Committee of National Liberation". De Gaulle...

Barbadian-Canadian drag performer Georges Giraud (1889–1943), French mathematician Giovanni Giraud (1776–1834), Italian dramatist Henri Giraud (1879–1949), French general...

could assure safe passage for the landing forces, namely Henri Giraud and François Darlan. Giraud was contacted first, and spoke with General Dwight Eisenhower...

provisional government of Free France formed by the French generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle to provide united leadership, organize and coordinate...

Toulon. General Henri Giraud had switched from Vichy to the Allies, and Roosevelt found him a preferable alternative to de Gaulle. Giraud arrived in Algiers...

authority of General Henri Giraud, sent from France to take charge. But opposition from the Vichy army continued, and no one heeded Giraud, who had no official...

cooperation with the invasion. In Operation Kingpin, French General Henri Giraud, code-named "Kingpin", was released from confinement and brought to Gibraltar...

philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (b. 1891) 1949 – Henri Giraud, French general and politician (b. 1879) 1952 – Pierre Renoir, French...

General Henri Giraud as France's leader. For a time in 1942–1943, there were two rival leaders of the Free French movement in exile: General Giraud, backed...

François Darlan was assassinated by an anti-Vichy French monarchist and Henri Giraud succeeded him as High Commissioner. To the frustration of the Free French...

his predecessor Muhammad VII al Munsif by the French Resident General Henri Giraud in 1943. It was not until the latter's death in 1948 that his legitimacy...

General Henri Giraud, the candidate preferred by the US who wrongly suspected de Gaulle of being a British puppet) and then—after squeezing out Giraud by force...

French General Henri Giraud be moved out of Vichy France to take the lead of the operation. Eventually the Allies succeeded in slipping Giraud out of Vichy...

flew south to Africa, where he reported to Général de brigade Henri Giraud on 11 July. Giraud sent him into the field as a liaison officer with a goum. He...

Beijing Henri Giraud (1879–1949), French general, best known for being a commander of the Free French Forces in the Second World War Henri Gouraud (1867–1946)...

at Alexandria until 1943, and then retired on suspicion of favouring Henri Giraud over Charles De Gaulle. Godfroy was born at Paris. In June 1940, he commanded...

(1842–1934) Dominique-Marie Gauchet (1853–1931) Augustin Gérard (1857–1926) Henri Giraud (1879–1949) Émile Guépratte (1856–1939) Adolphe Guillaumat (1863–1940)...

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Although La Chapelle is believed to have acted alone, Darlan's successor, Henri Giraud, accused the Resistance of organising the assassination, and he launched...

commanders were more impressed, the Free French in particular. General Henri Giraud was incredulous when he heard of Patton's dismissal by Eisenhower in...

caricaturist and artist Frank Wedekind (1899–1900), writer and dramatist Henri Giraud (1940–1942), French general; successfully escaped from the castle Bertrand...