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Battle of Bir-Hakeim

France · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1943

Marie-Pierre Koenig11 June 1943

Bir-Hakeim · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Leads the Free French against Rommel for 16 days. Forced to withdraw but has given the British valuable time in which to regroup

Names involved

Marie-Pierre Koenig

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