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Émile Paganon

Émile Paganon

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Émile Paganon (July 19, 1916 – January 24, 2012) was a French military officer of the chasseurs alpins and skier. He was leader of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed fifth.

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Paganon was born in Thônes.[2] He was married to Herminie with one son. The family lived in the French district Vercors, when he served as a ski reconnaissance platoon leader in the 6th Bataillon de chasseurs alpins in Gresse from 1941 to 1943 during World War II. In January 1943 their only son died.[3] In the following years he was Lieutenant in the 3rd/7th Bataillon de chasseurs alpins in Savoy.[4] For his merits in the battle of the Little St Bernard Pass he was awarded with the Bronze Star Medal by Montgomery.[2]

He died at the age of 95 years in Bourg-Saint-Maurice.[5]

Bibliography

  • Ulysse Bozonnet: Section Paganon. "Dans les cimes pour la liberté". L'esprit de résistance, de fraternité et de compétition. Chroniques des années 1930-1948, 2005.

References

  1. [1]
    Émile Paganon at Olympedia
  2. [2]
    Actualités de l’amicale (French), EMHM.
  3. [3]
    Emile Paganon, une aventure italienne pendant la Résistance (French), March 5, 2008.
  4. [4]
    La Savoie libre: Les combats de l'hiver 1944-1945 (French), CDIHP de la Savoie.
  5. [5]
    Disparition d'Emile Paganon, un grand résistant savoyard , February 3, 2012.


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