Théophile Marie Brébant | |
Birth Date: | 24 May 1889 |
Death Date: | 20 February 1965 (aged 75) |
Birth Place: | Plésidy, France |
Death Place: | Guingamp, France |
Allegiance: | French Army |
Serviceyears: | 1908 - 1946 |
Rank: | Colonel |
Battles: | World War I Rif War World War II |
Awards: | Commander of the Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 croix de guerre des TOE French Croix du combattant Colonial Medal staple with Morocco Medal commemorating the war 1914–1918 World War I Victory Medal Medal commemorating the war of 1939–1945 with staple France Wounded military insignia Medal of La Marne Medal of Verdun Medal commemorating the Battle of the Somme (1940) |
Théophile Marie Brébant (24 May 1889 – 20 February 1965) was a French Army officer during World War I and World War II. He ended his career in 1946 with the rank of colonel.
Brébant served from 23 July 1908 to 14 June 1946 in the French Army.
During his career he belonged to the following regiments:
During World War I, Brébant participated in the First Battle of the Marne and the Battle of Verdun.
During the Second World War from 1939 to 1940, he participated in the Battle of France. Then he was a prisoner in Germany in Oflag IV-D (Hoyerswerda, Lower Silesia).
A street of Guingamp (France) is now called "Col. Brébant" to honour him. It is planned to name a street where a green space in his name at Le Mans (France).