Guy de Montlaur
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Guy de Villardi comte de Montlaur (9 September, 1918, Biarritz 10 August, 1977, Garches) was a French artist and soldier. His family originates from Montlaur (Hérault), a 10th century castle north of Montpellier in the Languedoc country. His ancestor Bernard II de Montlaur, Lord of Vailhauquès, had fought with Raymond IV of Toulouse in the First Crusade (1096-1099). As a young man Montlaur studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, and painting at the Académie Julian. He worked with Emmanuel Fougerat and Jean Souverbie. In 1938 he was conscripted for…mehr

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Guy de Villardi comte de Montlaur (9 September, 1918, Biarritz 10 August, 1977, Garches) was a French artist and soldier. His family originates from Montlaur (Hérault), a 10th century castle north of Montpellier in the Languedoc country. His ancestor Bernard II de Montlaur, Lord of Vailhauquès, had fought with Raymond IV of Toulouse in the First Crusade (1096-1099). As a young man Montlaur studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, and painting at the Académie Julian. He worked with Emmanuel Fougerat and Jean Souverbie. In 1938 he was conscripted for military service, and was posted on the German border when war was declared. After the battle of France, he reached England to join the Free French, and his unit - the 1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos (in which he served as a Sergeant) - was attached to No. 4 Commando of Lord Lovat's 1st Special Service Brigade for the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, landing at Ouistreham. He also took part in the assault on Flushing (Valcheren) on 1 November 1944.