Pierre Segrétain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French Army officer
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Place of Birth: Saint-Mihiel, Grand Est, France
About Pierre Segrétain
- Pierre Côme André Segrétain (7 November 1909 – 8 October 1950) was a French infantry and airborne officer of the French Army and French Foreign Legion who fought in World War II and the First Indochina War, primarily in Foreign Legion units.
- He received command of the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1er BEP) when the battalion was created in 1948 and led for two years in Indochina before being fatally wounded while leading his battalion during the Battle of Route Coloniale 4.
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