Allegiance Allies Service/branch Artillery | Rank Captain Name Laurent Touyeras | |
Born 10 November 1910
Sainte-Sigolene, Haute-Loire ( 1910-11-10 ) Died 14 August 1980(1980-08-14)
Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrenees Unit 2nd Armoured Division (France) | ||
Captain Laurent Touyeras ((1910-11-10)10 November 1910 in Sainte-Sigolène, Haute-Loire – (1980-08-14)14 August 1980 in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées) was a French artillery captain in the Maginot Line during the Second World War.
He was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1940. Later he was in General Philippe Leclerc's 2nd Armoured Division. There are claims that on 5 May 1945, he was the first to arrive at Hitler's Berghof in the Obersalzberg and accepted the surrender of its guards. Touyeras hoisted the French flag over Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" (Kehlsteinhaus).
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