Born Lille, France. Height 6 ft, 5 inches, nicknamed Le Grande Asperge. President of France 1958-69. Just like Queen Wilhelmina, while in London he used the BBC to send popular messages of resistance back to his country. A supreme case of nominative determinism? See Isambard Kingdom Brunel for others.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Charles de Gaulle
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Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
Charles de Gaulle - NW3
De Gaulle lived here with his family, September 1942-44 (though these dates v...
de Gaulle statue
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Charles de Gaulle
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Free French Naval Forces
Thanks go to our French consultant, John Hartley, for the translation. We be...
Other Subjects
Victor Cavendish 9th Duke of Devonshire
Born Marylebone. Died Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, his country seat.
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
42nd and 48th Royal Tank Regiment
The 48th regiment was an armoured division of the British army. It was originally formed as a duplicate of the 42nd Royal Tank Regiment. In 1943, during engagements before the Battle of Longstop H...
1 memorial
ORP Garland
Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
1 memorial
Hugh John Moore
Commander in the City of London police force. He oversaw the investigation into the death of Roberto Calvi, (dubbed 'God's Banker'), and was also involved with the investigations into the collapses...
2 memorials
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