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Henri Rol-Tanguy was born on 12 June, 1908 in Morlaix, Brittany, is a French communist WWII Resistance leader (1908–2002). Discover Henri Rol-Tanguy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?

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Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 12 June, 1908
Birthday 12 June
Birthplace Morlaix, Brittany
Date of death 8 September, 2002
Died Place Ivry-sur-Seine
Nationality United States

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1908

Henri Rol-Tanguy (12 June 1908 – 8 September 2002) was a French communist and a leader in the Resistance during World War II.

At his death The New York Times called him "one of France's most decorated Resistance heroes".

Henri Tanguy was born on 12 June 1908 in Morlaix, Brittany to a family of a sailor.

Aged 14, he moved to Paris to work as a foundryman.

1925

In 1925, he joined the Young Communists and ended up as a secretary.

1929

He did his military service in 1929 with the 8th Régiment de Zouaves in Oran, Algeria; on his return, he became an activist with the local metal workers union.

1937

At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1937, Tanguy joined the International Brigades to fight for Spanish Republic.

He was political commissar of the André Marty Battalion (made up of French and Belgian volunteers) which was part of the XIV International Brigade.

1938

He was wounded in the Battle of the Ebro in 1938.

After the war, he returned to France.

At the outbreak of World War II, Tanguy was conscripted into the French Army.

After the surrender, he went underground with his wife Cécile Le Bihan.

He became one of the leaders of communist resistance in Paris and organized a group that became Francs-Tireurs et Partisans (FTP).

Tanguy used a nom de guerre of "Colonel Rol", after a close friend who had died in Spain.

1944

In June 1944, Tanguy took command of the French Forces of the Interior in the Île-de-France.

When Allied armies approached Paris, these forces took part in the liberation of Paris.

Tanguy said, "Paris is worth 200,000 dead, so long as the city frees itself before the Free French armies arrive"

After five days of fighting, German General Dietrich von Choltitz notified Colonel Rol that he was ready to negotiate.

Alongside Free French general Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Tanguy accepted and signed the act of surrender on 25 August 1944.

Like many resistance members, Tanguy later added his wartime pseudonym to his official name and became Rol-Tanguy.

Rol-Tanguy joined the French 1st Army of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny and served during the battles in Germany.

After the war, he received the Croix de Guerre, the Médaille de la Résistance and the Ordre de la Libération.

1962

He remained in the French army with a permanent commission until 1962.

1987

After his army career, Rol-Tanguy joined the central committee of the French Communist Party where he remained until 1987.

He lived in the department of Loir-et-Cher.

1994

In 1994, he received the Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur and, in 1996, received an honorary citizenship from Spain for his part in the International Brigades.

2002

Henri Rol-Tanguy died on 8 September 2002, and received a salutation in the Invalides from Jacques Chirac, the recently re-elected President of France.

2004

In 2004 he was commemorated at Place Denfert-Rochereau, in Paris, with a plaque, and the metro station there was sub-titled Colonel Rol-Tanguy.