Jules Dumont

Jules Dumont
Jules Dumont
	Dumont in Spain, 1937
Born	January 1, 1888; Roubaix, French Third Republic
Died	June 15, 1943 (aged 55); Fort Mont-Valérien, Suresnes, German-occupied France
Allegiance	Second Spanish Republic ; France
Branch	Spanish Republican Army ; French Army
Service years	1936–1939 ; 1914–1919 & 1909–1911
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	35th Division (1937–1939) & 11th Division (1937) XI International Brigade Commune de Paris Battalion; ; ; Armée d'Orient
Commands	Commune de Paris Battalion
Conflicts	Second World War; Spanish Civil War; First World War Macedonian front; ; Second Franco-Moroccan War;
Awards	Knight of the Legion of Honour ; Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 ; Morocco Commemorative Medal

Jules Dumont (French pronunciation: [ʒyl dymɔ̃]) (January 1888 – 15 June 1943) was a French militant communist. He fought in the Spanish Civil War, commanding the Commune de Paris Battalion, XI International Brigade.^[1] He was active in the French Resistance in the Second World War. Arrested by the Gestapo, he was shot at Suresnes (Fort du Mont-Valérien), near Paris, on 15 June 1943.^[2]

Notes

↑ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.465
↑ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.928

[1] Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.465

[2] Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.928

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