Monument to Maréchal Juin by André Greck, 1983
Place d'Italie
Quartier de la Maison-Blanche, 13th arrondissement
Paris, July 2010
“After Operation Torch, the invasion of Algeria and Morocco by British and American forces in November 1942, Juin ordered French forces in Tunisia to resist the Germans and the Italians. His great skills were exhibited during the Italian campaign as commander of the French Expeditionary Corps. His expertise in mountain warfare was crucial in breaking the Gustav Line, which had held up the Allied advance for six months.” (Alphonse Juin, Wikipedia)
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