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Pierre de Bénouville

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Pierre de Bénouville
Member of the French National Assembly for Paris
In office
1970–1993
Preceded byPierre Bourgoin
Succeeded byJean de Gaulle
Personal details
Born(1914-08-08)8 August 1914
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died5 December 2001(2001-12-05) (aged 87)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyRPR

Pierre de Bénouville (8 August 1914 – 5 December 2001[1]) was a French Army officer, member of the Resistance, author, and politician.

In 1941 he was arrested by the Vichy police for trying to join the Free France Forces, which led him to dedicate himself to the resistance and create the Radio-Patrie movement. In 1943 the movement was absorbed into the Mouvements unis de la Résistance, so he became a member of the executive committee, and he later fought in Italy in 1944.[2] For his work with the Resistance during World War Two, he was awarded the Legion of Honour.[3]

He was a member of the French National Assembly in the 1950s for Ille-et-Vilaine, but would later represent Paris from 1970 to 1993.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Pierre de Bénouville s'est éteint". Le Monde (in French). 6 December 2001. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Pierre BÉNOUVILLE (de) | L'Ordre de la Libération et son Musée". www.ordredelaliberation.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ Pace, Eric (11 December 2001). "Pierre de Benouville, 87, Hero Of Resistance in World War II". New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Pierre, Emile Guillain de Bénouville - Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 9 November 2024.