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Biography
Marguerite Dupont fled France after the fall of Paris in 1940 and joined the Free French Forces in London. Trained as a military nurse, she served in field hospitals across Normandy and into liberated Paris. After the war she married a British officer and settled in Brighton. Marguerite was a passionate advocate for Franco-British remembrance events and attended D-Day anniversary ceremonies until her late eighties.
Biography (Russian)
Маргерит Дюпон бежала из Франции после падения Парижа в 1940 году и присоединилась к «Свободным французским силам» в Лондоне. Обученная военной медсестрой, она служила в полевых госпиталях Нормандии и освобождённого Парижа. После войны она вышла замуж за британского офицера и поселилась в Брайтоне. Маргерит была активным сторонником франко-британских мероприятий памяти.
Awards & Decorations
- ★Croix de Guerre
- ★Defence Medal
- ★War Medal
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