François Sevez
François Adolphe Laurent Sevez (born October 22, 1891 in Chambéry , † February 29, 1948 in Ichenheim ) was a French officer .
Sevez was a captain in World War I and received the Legion of Honor in 1918 . During the Second World War he signed the German document of surrender from Colonel General Alfred Jodl on May 7, 1945 in Reims as a witness .
From 1946 to 1948 he was deputy commander of the Troupes Françaises d'Occupation en Allemagne . He had a fatal accident in a hunting accident in Germany.
literature
- François Sevez , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 12/1948 of March 8, 1948, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Web links
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| SURNAME | Sevez, François |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sevez, François Adolphe Laurent (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chambery |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 29, 1948 |
| Place of death | Ichenheim |