Marie-Pierre Kœnig

Marshal
Marie-Pierre Kœnig (Koenig)
Marshal Marie-Pierre Kœnig (Koenig)
	General Kœnig in 1944.
Minister of the Armed Forces
	In office; 23 February 1955 – 6 October 1955
Prime Minister	Edgar Faure
Preceded by	Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
Succeeded by	Pierre Billotte
	In office; 19 June 1954 – 14 August 1954
Prime Minister	Pierre Mendès France
Preceded by	René Pleven
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Temple
Member of the National Assembly
	In office; 5 July 1951 – 5 December 1958
Constituency	Bas-Rhin
Personal details
Born	10 October 1898; Caen, French Republic
Died	2 September 1970 (aged 71); Neuilly-sur-Seine, French Republic
Resting place	Montmartre Cemetery
Party	RPF (1951–1955); RS (1956–1958)
Spouse	Marie Klein (m. 1931)
Parents	Henri Joseph Kœnig (father); Ernestine Mutin (mother);
Alma mater	Lycée Malherbe
Nickname	Mutin
Military service
Allegiance	Third Republic; Free France; Fourth Republic
Branch/service	French Army Infantry; Foreign Legion;
Years of service	1917–1951
Rank	Army general
Unit	List of units 36th Infantry Regiment; 15th Chasseurs Battalion; 38th Infantry Division; 51st Infantry Regiment; 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment; 2nd Tirailleurs Regiment; 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion;
Commands	List of commands 1st Free French Brigade; French Forces of the Interior;
Battles/wars	See list World War I German spring offensive; Hundred Days Offensive; ; World War II Battle of France; Battle of Dakar; Syria–Lebanon Campaign; Battle of Bir Hakeim; Second Battle of El Alamein; ; ;

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Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig or Koenig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French general during World War II during which he commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942. He started a political career after the war and was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1984.