Soldier was a member of Kieffer Commandos who stormed Sword Beach on June 6, 1944
19 April 2021
Hubert Faure in 2014By Connexion journalist
President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to a commando who took part in the D-Day landings in 1944, who has died at the age of 106.
Hubert Faure, who died at the weekend, was one of 177 members of the so-called Kieffer Commandos, officially known as 1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos, who landed on Sword Beach on the morning of June 6.
Mémorial de Caen Faure in 1944
He had been promoted to Grand Cross of the Legion d Honneur - the highest level - on January 1 this year, in recognition of his bravery.