Jules Dumont Explained

Jules Dumont
Birth Date:1 January 1888
Birth Place:Roubaix, French Third Republic
Death Place:Fort Mont-Valérien, Suresnes, German-occupied France
Allegiance: Second Spanish Republic
France
Branch:Spanish Republican Army
French Army
Serviceyears:1936–1939
1914–1919 & 1909–1911
Rank:Lieutenant colonel
Unit:

Armée d'Orient

Commands:Commune de Paris Battalion
Battles:
Awards:Knight of the Legion of Honour
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
Morocco Commemorative Medal

Jules Dumont (pronounced as /fr/) was born in Roubaix, 1 January 1888, and died at Suresnes, Mont Valérien, 15 June 1943.

Dumont was a French militant Communist. He fought in the Spanish Civil War, commanding the Commune de Paris Battalion, XI International Brigade.[1] He was active in the French Resistance in the Second World War. Arrested by the Gestapo, he was shot[2] at Suresnes (Fort du Mont-Valérien), near Paris, on 15 June 1943.

Notes and References

  1. Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.465
  2. Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.928