Count Gilbert de Chambrun (1909â€"2009) was a French politician. He
was a member of the French Resistance and he served in the National
Assembly.Gilbert de Chambrun was born on November 2, 1909 in Paris,
France.[1][2] His father, Pierre de Chambrun, was a politician.[1] He
was a descendant of Agrippa d'Aubigné and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis
de Lafayette, and he was raised as a Calvinist.[2]De Chambrun was
educated at the Lycée Janson de Sailly.[1] He graduated with a
bachelor's degree in Laws from the University of Paris, and he
received another degree from Sciences Po.[1]Chambrun joined the French
Foreign Service in 1934, serving at the French embassy in Rome until
1938.[1] During World War II, he served in the French Army from 1939
to 1941.[1] He joined Combat, a group within the French resistance in
1942, and he served as a leader until 1944.[1][2] At the end of the
war, he returned to the French Army, where he served under General
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny.[2]
was a member of the French Resistance and he served in the National
Assembly.Gilbert de Chambrun was born on November 2, 1909 in Paris,
France.[1][2] His father, Pierre de Chambrun, was a politician.[1] He
was a descendant of Agrippa d'Aubigné and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis
de Lafayette, and he was raised as a Calvinist.[2]De Chambrun was
educated at the Lycée Janson de Sailly.[1] He graduated with a
bachelor's degree in Laws from the University of Paris, and he
received another degree from Sciences Po.[1]Chambrun joined the French
Foreign Service in 1934, serving at the French embassy in Rome until
1938.[1] During World War II, he served in the French Army from 1939
to 1941.[1] He joined Combat, a group within the French resistance in
1942, and he served as a leader until 1944.[1][2] At the end of the
war, he returned to the French Army, where he served under General
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny.[2]
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