Tom Morel
Military Person
1915 – 1944
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Who was Tom Morel?
Théodose Morel, known as Tom Morel was a career military officer and French Resistance fighter. A student, then instructor, at the Saint-Cyr military academy, he fought for the French Army against the Italians in the Alps. After the Fall of France, he led the Maquis des Glières, organizing attacks and parachute drops, and was the recipient of multiple military awards including the Croix de Guerre. He was killed in action at the end of a successful commando raid. He is memorialized at Saint-Cyr and by the French scouting movement.
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- Born
- Aug 1, 1915
Lyon - Nationality
- France
- Died
- 1944
Entremont, Haute-Savoie
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on July 23, 2013
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