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Rene Jacobe De Naurois

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Rene Jacobe De Naurois

Birth
City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death
12 Jan 2006 (aged 99)
France
Burial
Ranville, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.2321191, Longitude: -0.2578543
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Catholic priest, Chaplain and ornithologist.
During WW2 he assisted the French Resistance, helping to organise the escape of Jews from occupied France to Switzerland and Spain.
he was among the 177 Kleffer Comandos who landed in France on D-day.
he was awarded the Ordre de la Liberation and the title "Righteous Among the Nations".
After the War he became involved in ornithology especially of the coast of West Africa.
Catholic priest, Chaplain and ornithologist.
During WW2 he assisted the French Resistance, helping to organise the escape of Jews from occupied France to Switzerland and Spain.
he was among the 177 Kleffer Comandos who landed in France on D-day.
he was awarded the Ordre de la Liberation and the title "Righteous Among the Nations".
After the War he became involved in ornithology especially of the coast of West Africa.

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