Gabriel Bablon
Gabriel Bablon (1 Septemba 1905 - 27 Machị 1956) bụ onye agha French na Compagnon de la Libération . [1] isi Ndị agha, onye enwetala ihe karịrị afọ iri na ise nke ije ozi, mgbe Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ malitere, ọ jụrụ mmeri ma gaa n'ihu na-alụ ọgụ n'usoro nke Free French Forces. O sonyere na Western Desert Campaign, o gosipụtara ikike n'oge Agha nke Bir Hakeim na Agha nke Abụọ nke El Alamein. O mechara sonye na mkpọsa ndị Ịtali na Nnwere Onwe nke France. N'ịgbaso ọrụ agha ya mgbe agha ahụ gasịrị, ọ rụrụ ọrụ na Indochina na Germany tupu ọ laa ezumike nká.
Tupu agha[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
Gabriel Bablon was the son of a French infantry division général.[1] He enlisted at the age of eighteen, was sent to Germany, occupied by France (Àtụ:Lang-fr), in the ranks of the 17th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment (Àtụ:Lang-fr).[1] Promoted to Sergent in 1924, he went to Morocco where he was wounded in the knee by a bullet in 1925.[1] Selected to become an officer from the ranks, he integrated the officer active student course at Saint-Cyr in 1926.[1] He became a Sous-Lieutenant in 1928, then at his sortie from the school in 1929, was assigned to the 30th Chasseur Battalion à Pied (Àtụ:Lang-fr).[1] In 1932, with the rank of lieutenant, he interacted for a first time with the French Foreign Legion, while being assigned to the 1st Foreign Regiment, then in 1933 to the 4th Foreign Regiment.[1]
Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
During the Battle of France, Gabriel Bablon remained stationed in Morocco and did not engaged in any combats. Choosing to pursue combats, he decided to rally to Free France when he was placed in armistice vacation in December 1940.[1] The next month, he was able to join London via Gibraltar and joined the Free French Forces. He was immediately assigned to the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 13e DBLE in Lebanon.[1] Moved to North Africa with his unit in 1942, he illustrated combat capabilities during the Western Desert Campaign (Àtụ:Lang-fr) and was wounded a first time by the blast of a shell in January, then by a mine in June during the Battle of Bir Hakeim (Àtụ:Lang-fr). Heading the second battalion[2] after having been promoted to Chef de bataillon, he distinguished again capability during the Second Battle of El Alamein (Àtụ:Lang-fr).[3] On 23 October colonel Dimitri Amilakvari, regimental commander of the 13e DBLE, was killed and Gabriel Gabon replaced him at the head of the unit. He led the latter during the campaigns of Tunisia (Àtụ:Lang-fr) and Italy (Àtụ:Lang-fr). On 17 May 1944, at San Giorgio a Liri, he was wounded again by the blast of a grenade.[1] Disembarked on 31 August 1944 in the disembarking of Provence (Àtụ:Lang-fr), he participated to the Liberation of France (Àtụ:Lang-fr). In September, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, he headed the 24th Infantry Regiment (Àtụ:Lang-fr) at the corps of the 10th Infantry Division (Àtụ:Lang-fr) commanded by général Pierre Billotte (Àtụ:Lang-fr).[1]
Mgbe agha biri[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
N'ọnwa Dise n'afọ 1945, ọ weghachiri ikike nke 13th Demi-Brigade nke Foreign Legion 13e DBLE ma duzie nke ikpeazụ n'oge Agha Indochina malite n'afọ 1946. [1] N'ọnwa e afọ 1948, a chụpụrụ 4th Demi-Brigade nke Foreign Legion, nke e guzobere site na ndị bụbu ndị nke 4th Foreign Regiment na 1940, wee weghachite aha 4e RE. Gabriel Bablon duziri ndị agha ahụ. [1] zigara ya na Germany wee laa ezumike nká na 1954 mgbe e buliri ya n'ọkwa ka ọ bụrụ Colonel otu afọ tupu mgbe ahụ. N'ịbụ onye nwere nsogbu ahụike siri ike, ọ nwụrụ na 27 Machị 1956. [1]
Ihe ịchọ mma[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
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| Onye Ọchịagha nke Legion of Honor | Compagnon de la Libération iwu nke 28 Mee 1945[1] | Cross nke Agha 1939-1945 (2 e hotara ya) | |||
| Obe agha nke Ebe Egwuregwu Ndị Dị n'èzí | Ihe nrite nke ọchịchị Agrafes "Sahara", "Morocco", "Syria", "Bir-Hakeim", "Libya" na "Ebe Ọwụwa Anyanwụ" |
Ihe nrite nke ọrụ agha afọ ofufo | |||
| Ihe nrite udo nke Morocco (Spain) |
Onye Ọchịagha nke Ordre du Ouissam Alaouite | Onye Ọchịagha nke Order nke Nichan Iftikhar | |||
| Distinguished Service Cross (United States) | |||||
Hụkwa[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
- Iwu nke Nnwere Onwe
Ihe odide[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
Gabriel Bablon was the son of a French infantry division général.[4] He enlisted at the age of eighteen, was sent to Germany, occupied by France (Àtụ:Lang-fr), in the ranks of the 17th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment (Àtụ:Lang-fr).[4] Promoted to Sergent in 1924, he went to Morocco where he was wounded in the knee by a bullet in 1925.[4] Selected to become an officer from the ranks, he integrated the officer active student course at Saint-Cyr in 1926.[4] He became a Sous-Lieutenant in 1928, then at his sortie from the school in 1929, was assigned to the 30th Chasseur Battalion à Pied (Àtụ:Lang-fr).[4] In 1932, with the rank of lieutenant, he interacted for a first time with the French Foreign Legion, while being assigned to the 1st Foreign Regiment, then in 1933 to the 4th Foreign Regiment.[4]
Ebe e si nweta ya[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
- Jean-Christophe Notin, 1061 compagnons : Histoire des Compagnons de la Libération, Éditions Perrin, 2000, 822 p. Àtụ:ISBN.
- Vladimir Trouplin, Dictionnaire des Compagnons de la Libération, Elytis, 2010, 1230 p. Àtụ:ISBN.
- André-Paul Comor (1988). L'épopée de la 13e Demi-brigade de Légion étrangère, 1940-1945 (in french). Nouvelles Editions Latines. ISBN 978-2-7233-0369-9.
- Guillaume Piketty (2009). Français en résistance: carnets de guerre, correspondances, journaux personnels (in french). R. Laffont. ISBN 978-2-221-10143-8.
- (2007) La France au combat: de l'appel du 18 juin à la victoire (in french). Perrin. ISBN 978-2-240-02546-3.