Charles Delestraint

Charles Delestraint
Photo from French identity card, 1943
Personal details
Born(1879-03-12)12 March 1879
Biache-Saint-Vaast, France
Died9 April 1945(1945-04-09) (aged 66)
Dachau, Germany
EducationÉcole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
Military service
AllegianceFrance
Branch/serviceFrench Army
Armée secrète
RankGénéral de corps d'armée
Commands505e régiment de chars de combat
2e division de cavalerie (France)
Armée secrète

Charles Delestraint (also called Vidal) (March 12, 1879 — April 19, 1945) was a French general, hero of the French Resistance and the first commander of the Armée secrète during World War II. He was a Companion of the Liberation. Delestraint was killed by the Gestapo in 1945.

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