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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

of 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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

under the Civil and Military Command of North Africa headed by Henri Giraud in Algiers. Giraud assumed command upon the assassination of François Darlan,...

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

Marie-Louise Giraud (17 November 1903 – 30 July 1943) was one of the last women to be executed in France. Giraud was convicted in Vichy France and was...

Also in attendance were the Free France generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud, though they played minor roles and didn't participate in the military...

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...

starting positions on the Maginot Line. Some French generals, such as Henri Giraud, saw the withdrawal as a wasted opportunity and made known their disagreement...

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

legal order of Vichy. Nogues immediately rejected the clemency petition. Henri Giraud, who was then head of military justice as Commander-in-chief, refused...

Neil Ritchie Bernard Montgomery Kenneth Anderson Dwight D. Eisenhower Henri Giraud Ugo Cavallero Vittorio Ambrosio Italo Balbo † Rodolfo Graziani Italo...

escape made him a minor national celebrity. October 1914 – French officer Henri Giraud was captured by the Germans in August and escaped in October. He also...