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Eugène Chavant
Born	(1894-02-12)12 February 1894 Grenoble, France
Died	28 January 1969(1969-01-28) (aged 74) Grenoble, France
Allegiance	France
Service / branch	French Army
Commands	Departmental Committee for National Liberation
Battles / wars	First World War

Eugène Chavant was the founder of the French Resistance organisation France Combat in 1942 and a prominent member of the French Resistance. His nom de guerre was Clement, hence the "dit Clement" on the memorial to him in Grenoble. He was a member of the CDLN (Departmental Committee for National Liberation) for the département of Isère during the war. He was also a decorated war hero of the First World War.

Early life

Eugène Chavant was born on 12 February 1894 in Colombe, Isère, the son of a shoe-maker. He studied at the village school before becoming a mechanic in a factory, during which time he followed the distance-learning programme of the Ecole du Génie Civil which allowed him to become a master tradesman.

World War 1

In 1914, he was mobilised in the 11th Dragoons, then transferred to the 20th Battalion of Chasseurs where he was made a sergeant and platoon leader. Gassed near Soissons in 1918, he refused to leave the front. His attitude led him to receive the Médaille Militaire and the Croix de Guerre with four citations.

Present-day

In Grenoble, he is commemorated by the tram-stop (lines A and C) Chavant.

Honours

Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur
Compagnon de la Libération
Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Mérite
Médaille Militaire
Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (4 citations)
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
Médaille de la Résistance

References

(in French) Entry on ordredelaliberation.fr
- The majority of this article was translated from the French source text there.

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