Rennes, France, Aug 29, 2025 (AFP) - Last French survivor of key WWII desert battle dies aged 103

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2025-08-29

The last surviving member of the French resistance force that withstood a German advance in a key battle in the north African desert in World War II has died aged 103, authorities announced. Paul Leterrier fought in the 1942 battle of Bir-Hakeim in Libya with the Free French Forces who had evaded the German occupation of the country. Leterrier, who joined up with the Free French in 1941 following the Nazi occupation of France, had in 2024 partici......

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