Alexis Tendil Explained

Alexis Tendil (12 August 1896, Le Teil, Ardèche  - 5 October 2005) was, at age 109, one of the last few surviving French veterans of the First World War.[1] He died in a hospital following a fall.

World War I

In October 1918 Tendil intercepted a message from the Germany High Command which informed the then-Pope Benedict XV of the imminent intention of the German forces to capitulate.[2]

He informed the French command of his discovery and a planned, massive offensive by the French army was postponed.

After the war, although returning to his ordinary job as an electrician, Tendil became something of a hero being rightly accredited, by his actions, with preventing the deaths of many more soldiers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: France, derniers poilus de la Guerre 14-18 . 2023-11-25 . dersdesders.free.fr.
  2. Web site: Durand . Jacky . Le "titi-tata" qui mit fin à la guerre. . 2023-11-25 . Libération . fr.