Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Former Chief of Staff of the French Army
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny was a French général d'armée during World War II and the First Indochina War. He was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1952. Wikipedia
Born: February 2, 1889, Mouilleron-en-Pareds, Mouilleron-Saint-Germain, France
Died: January 11, 1952 (age 62 years), Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Children: Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny
Spouse: Simonne Calary de Lamazière (m. 1927–1952)
Full name: Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny
Previous office: Chief of Staff of the French Army (1945–1947)