Word: nigstein
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...North Africa under Marshal Lyautey, took command of the French 15th Motorized Division in Belgium, helped cover the Allied retreat to Dunkirk, was surrounded by Hitler's panzers, fought until his division ran out of ammunition, was finally taken prisoner. Held in the fortress of Königstein (from which General Henri Giraud escaped) until July 1941, when the Germans released him in the belief that he would help Vichy defend its territory against Anglo-American attack. Took command of Vichy forces in North Africa, and after putting up some resistance against the Western Allies in 1942, joined them...