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Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commando unit that waded ashore on D-Day alongside allied troops to begin the liberation of France, died on Monday. Gautier was one of 177 French green berets who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler's forces in 1944. French President Emmanuel Macron described Gautier and his comrades as "heroes of the Liberation". ....
He and his comrades in Kieffer Commando Unit were among the first Allied troops to storm the beaches of Nazi-occupied northern France in June 1944. ....
Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commando unit that waded ashore on D-Day alongside allied troops to begin the liberation of France, died on Monday. He was 100 years old. , World News, Times Now ....