Alexis Tendil
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Alexis Tendil was, at age 109, one of the last few surviving French
veterans of the First World War
. He died in a hospital following a fall.
High Command which informed the then-Pope Benedict XV of the imminent intention of the German forces to capitulate.
He informed the French command of his discovery and a planned, massive offensive by the French army was postponed.
After the war, although returning to his ordinary job as an electrician, Tendil became something of a hero being rightly accredited, by his actions, with preventing the deaths of many more soldiers.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
veterans of the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He died in a hospital following a fall.
World War I
In October 1918 Tendil intercepted a message from the GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
High Command which informed the then-Pope Benedict XV of the imminent intention of the German forces to capitulate.
He informed the French command of his discovery and a planned, massive offensive by the French army was postponed.
After the war, although returning to his ordinary job as an electrician, Tendil became something of a hero being rightly accredited, by his actions, with preventing the deaths of many more soldiers.
See also
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2005Veterans of the First World War who died in 2005The following is a list of known veterans of the First World War who died in 2005.-Veterans by country of service – 95 veterans:...