Marc Benoît-Lizon Explained
| Marc Benoît-Lizon |
| Birth Name: | Marc Prosper Jacques Arthur Benoît-Lizon |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Les Rousses, France |
| Death Place: | Đông Khê, French Indochina |
Marc Prosper Jacques Arthur Benoît-Lizon (1 November 1921 – 17 September 1950) was a French skier. He competed in the military patrol at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was killed during the First Indochina War.[1]
Personal life
Benoît-Lizon served as a master sergeant in the 3rdE REI, French Foreign Legion during the First Indochina War.[2] [3] He commanded a partisan unit during the Battle of Đông Khê, and was severely wounded during the battle. He was bayoneted and killed by Viet Minh troops soon after.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: . Marc Benoît-Lizon .
- Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . Olympedia . 9 June 2020.
- Web site: Histoire: du 16 septembre au 16 octobre 1950, le désastre de Cao Bang . Legion Trangere . 9 June 2020 . French . 9 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200609205958/https://www.legionetrangere.fr/79-infos-fsale/778-histoire-du-16-septembre-au-16-octobre-1950-le-desastre-de-cao-bang.html . dead .
- Web site: Histoire: Septembre 1950 : la deuxième chute de Dong Khé au Tonkin . Legione Trangere . 9 June 2020 . French . 9 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200609210030/https://www.legionetrangere.fr/index.php/79-infos-fsale/767-histoire-septembre-1950-la-deuxieme-chute-de-dong-khe-au-tonkin . dead .
