French military personnel biographies Battle of Normandy Name Rank Role during the Battle of Normandy Hubert Faure Maître principal Platoon leader – Troop 1 1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos Léon Gautier Corporal Commando – Troop 8 1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos Charles de Gaulle Général de brigade Commander of the Free France forces Philippe Kieffer Capitaine de corvette Commander of the 1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos Philippe Leclerc Général de division Commander of the 2ème division blindée Back to the Militray personnel biographies menu Normandy landing – Battle of Normandy – Normandy today Media library – War material – Filmography – Bibliography – Shop – Forum – Website information DDay-Overlord.com – Reproduction subject to authorization of the author – Contact
