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Roger Etienne Brunschwig (July 14, 1891 — Dec 7, 1972) Commander of the Legion of Honor, was a much‐decorated French hero of the two
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WWI and after

After
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, he (co) founded; International Directory of Company Histories. United States: St. James Press, 1988
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 the ''Union des Blesses de la Face et de la tête'' (association of the wounded to the face and the head). Brunschwig was also a "discreet treasurer and financier" of the association. He served as its president 1970-1972.


WWII

Brunschwig was one of the first to answer the call to arms by
de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Governm ...
in June, 1940. He was one of the founders of France Forever in that year. In June, 1944, as colonel of the
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Forces, he led the Free French
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to the United States Forces. Brunschwig headed 200 French liaison officers who landed in Operation Overlord, joining the battle for the liberation of
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Personal & business

Roger Brunschwig joined his father, Achille who founded Brunschwig & Fils Inc. Around 1925, he brought the company to the US, soon, the company had opened showrooms in New York and other American cities. In 1929, he married Zelina Brunschwig. She joined his textile firm in 1941 as a stylist. After World War II, Brunschwig and his interior designer wife, Zelina, expanded Brunschwig & Fils to include wallpapers and trimmings. Brunschwig died on Dec 7, 1972 in NY.


See also

Gueules cassées


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunschwig, Roger E. 1891 births 1972 deaths Recipients of the Legion of Honour American people of French descent