Jules André Peugeot ( fr. Jules-André Peugeot ; June 11, 1893 , Etupe - August 2, 1914 , Zhonsheri ) - The first French soldier who died in the battles of World War I. He died the day before Germany officially declared war on France.
| Jules Andre Peugeot | |
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| fr. Jules-andré peugeot | |
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| Date of Birth | June 11, 1893 |
| Place of Birth | Etupe , Department of Doubs , France |
| Date of death | August 2, 1914 (21 years old) |
| Place of death | Jonschery , Department of Belfort Territory , France |
| Affiliation |  France |
| Type of army | infantry |
| Years of service | 1913-1914 |
| Rank | corporal |
| Part | 14th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Brigade, 44th Infantry Regiment 6th company |
| Battles / wars | World War I : The Battle of Jonsherry |
Biography
Peugeot was called up for military service in 1913, before that he worked as a school teacher. The place of service was the 6th company of the 44th regiment of the 27th infantry brigade of the 14th infantry division. At the time of the mobilization of the French troops ( August 2 ) he had the rank of corporal.
On the day of mobilization, on August 2, Peugeot followed his group from the 6th company from Lons-le-Saunier with the aim of establishing control over the Franco-German border. The day before, German troops had been mobilized, and in the early morning of August 2, the German cavalry patrol of the 5th regiment of horse rangers under the command of Lieutenant Albert Mayer left Mulhouse ( Alsace ) and crossed the Franco-German border, and Mayer himself saber cut down the sentry who tried to stop Germans. At 9:30, Peugeot and his colleagues had breakfast in the house of a certain Mr. Ducure, when the owner's daughter, Nicolet, rushed into the house and said that German soldiers had appeared in the city.
At 9:50, Peugeot saw Mayer and demanded that he stop, but the German shot Peugeot. The bullet went into the shoulder, and the Frenchman fell, firing a pistol at Mayer in response and missing. Co-workers opened fire on the German patrol: Mayer was killed, injured in the head and stomach. At 10:07 (according to other sources, at 10:37) Peugeot died on the doorstep of the house, becoming the first French soldier to die in the First World War (the last victim was Augustine Trebucion ).
A monument to Peugeot was erected in Zhonsheri.
See also
- John Parr , the first soldier of the British army , who died in the First World War.
- George Edwin Ellison , the last British Army soldier to die in World War I at 9:30 a.m. on November 11th.
- George Lawrence Price , the last soldier of the British Commonwealth, who died in the First World War at 10:58 a.m. on November 11.
- Henry Gunther , the last soldier to die in World War I at 10:59 a.m. on November 11.
Links
- Jordan, Daniel . First to fall for France (March 11, 1916). Date of treatment April 18, 2012.
- Find a Grave, Jules Andre Peugeot (French)
- Hommage et Souvenir au Caporal Peugeot (Fr.)
- Éric Labayle, Biographie de Jules André Peugeot (French)