Marc Benoît-Lizon

Marc Benoît-Lizon
Born	Marc Prosper Jacques Arthur Benoît-Lizon (1921-11-01)1 November 1921 Les Rousses, France
Died	17 September 1950(1950-09-17) (aged 28) Đông Khê, French Indochina

Marc Prosper Jacques Arthur Benoît-Lizon (1 November 1921 – 17 September 1950) was a French skier. He competed in the military patrol at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was killed during the First Indochina War.^[1]

Personal life

Benoît-Lizon served as a master sergeant (sergent-chef) in the 3rd^E REI, French Foreign Legion during the First Indochina War.^[2][3] He commanded a partisan unit during the Battle of Đông Khê, and was severely wounded during the battle. He was bayoneted and killed by Viet Minh troops soon after.^[4]

References

1. "Marc Benoît-Lizon". Olympedia.
2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
3. "Histoire: du 16 septembre au 16 octobre 1950, le désastre de Cao Bang" (in French). Legion Trangere. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
4. "Histoire: Septembre 1950 : la deuxième chute de Dong Khé au Tonkin" (in French). Legione Trangere. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.