René de Labarrière, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French Army officer
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Place of Birth: Carcassonne, Occitania, France
About René de Labarrière
- René de Labarrière (28 January 1899 – 6 July 1948) was a French army officer, considered to be the first United Nations soldier killed in action.
- He died in Palestine after driving over a land mine. On 6 October 1998 he was honoured by Kofi Annan in the UN's headquarters in New York City, posthumously receiving the second Dag Hammarskjöld medal.
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