Claude Henri Maurice Barrès (22 March 1925 – 26 May 1959) was a decorated French Army officer who served in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Korean War and the Algerian War.Archives Nationales: Base léonore - Barrès, Claude Henri Maurice He was the grandson of author Maurice Barrès and son of journalist Philippe Barrès.
Biography He joined the Free French Forces in England during World War II at the age of seventeen as a paratrooper in the SAS. He then fought in the First Indochina War, Korean War and Algerian War. He was killed while leading his company, the 5th Company of the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment, at Djebel Harraba near the Algerian-Tunisian border.Eric Deschodt, L'orgueil du guerrier: Claude Barrès, Paris, Perrin, 1994, 224 pp. ()SoldatsdeFrance.fr: Capitaine Claude Barres
Decorations Commander of the Légion d’honneur Médaille militaire Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with palm He received thirteen citations during his career.
References
Further reading Arnaud de Vial, Ceux de Cherchell, t. 1: Algérie 1960-1962, Le Puy-en-Velay, Jeanne d'Arc, 2009 () Arnaud de Vial, Guerre d'Algérie, t. 2: Le courage des morts: harkis et chasseurs du 31ème bataillon, chasseurs du huitième bataillon: témoignages, Le Puy-en-Velay, Éd. Jeanne-d'Arc, 2009, 168 p. (, OCLC 762560316) Arnaud de Vial, De Cherchell aux djebels: Guerre d'Algérie 1960-1962 (1ère partie), Le Puy-en-Velay, Éd. Jeanne-d'Arc, 2014, 288 p. (, OCLC 887461325) Pierre Lyautey, Un héros révolté Claude Barrès, 1959 Éditions Julliard
External links Biography on the website of the École militaire interarmes (E.M.IA.) (archived)