Marc Benoît-Lizon
Born
Marc Prosper Jacques Arthur Benoît-Lizon

(1921-11-01)1 November 1921
Les Rousses, France
Died17 September 1950(1950-09-17) (aged 28)
Đông Khê, French Indochina

Marc Prosper Jacques Arthur Benoît-Lizon (1 November 1921 – 17 September 1950) was a French skier. He competed in the military patrol at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was killed during the First Indochina War.[1]

Personal life

Benoît-Lizon served as a master sergeant (sergent-chef) in the 3rdE REI, French Foreign Legion during the First Indochina War.[2][3] He commanded a partisan unit during the Battle of Đông Khê, and was severely wounded during the battle. He was bayoneted and killed by Viet Minh troops soon after.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Marc Benoît-Lizon at Olympedia
  2. ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Histoire: du 16 septembre au 16 octobre 1950, le désastre de Cao Bang" (in French). Legion Trangere. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Histoire: Septembre 1950 : la deuxième chute de Dong Khé au Tonkin" (in French). Legione Trangere. Retrieved 9 June 2020.


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