General Henri Giraud

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:awards Croix de Guerre
Legion of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1879-01-18
gptkbp:children three children
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:French_forces_in_North_Africa
gptkbp:deathDate 1949-03-11
gptkbp:education gptkb:Saint-Cyr_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Henri Giraud
gptkbp:influenced Allied_strategy_in_North_Africa
gptkbp:influencedBy Allied_military_leaders
World_War_I_experiences
French_military_tradition
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Operation_Torch
Battle of Kasserine Pass
Post-war reconstruction
D-Day planning
Battle of Tunisia
gptkbp:knownFor Giraud Plan
World_War_II_leadership
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Symbol_of_French_resistance
Military strategist
Controversial_figure_in_French_history
Posthumous_recognition_in_France
Promoter_of_Franco-American_cooperation
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:nickname The General
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:French_North_Africa
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Thionville,_France
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1898-1949
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Giraud
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower