Émile Paganon (19 July 1916 – 24 January 2012) was a French military officer of the chasseurs alpins and skier. He was leader of the national Olympic military patrol team in

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which placed fifth. Paganon was born in

Thônes Thônes () is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in south-eastern France, and is the ″capital″ of local cheeses Reblochon and Chevrotin. G ...

.''Actualités de l’amicale''
(French), EMHM. He was married to Herminie with one son. The family lived in the French district Vercors, when he served as a ski reconnaissance platoon leader in the 6th Bataillon de chasseurs alpins in Gresse from 1941 to 1943 during World War II. In January 1943 their only son died.''Emile Paganon, une aventure italienne pendant la Résistance''
(French), March 5, 2008. In the following years he was

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a Junior officer, junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, Security agency, security services ...

in the 3rd/7th Bataillon de chasseurs alpins in

Savoy Savoy (; )  is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south and west and to the Aosta Vall ...

.''La Savoie libre: Les combats de l'hiver 1944-1945''
(French), CDIHP de la Savoie. For his merits in the battle of the Little St Bernard Pass he was awarded with the Bronze Star Medal by Montgomery. He died at the age of 95 years in Bourg-Saint-Maurice.Disparition d'Emile Paganon, un grand résistant savoyard
February 3, 2012.

Bibliography

* Ulysse Bozonnet: ''Section Paganon. "Dans les cimes pour la liberté". L'esprit de résistance, de fraternité et de compétition. Chroniques des années 1930-1948'', 2005.

External links

Captain Paganon
photo from 1960

References

1916 births 2012 deaths French military patrol (sport) runners Military patrol competitors at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for France Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie Skiers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French military personnel of World War II {{France-biathlon-bio-stub