Raymond Meyer

Raymond Meyer , known also under its Nom of war Jacques Marsay (Paris, August 28th, 1918 - Livry-Gargan, December 31st, 2002) was a soldier French of the Second world war.

Born in the 14 {{E}} district from Paris, Raymond Meyer is high with Livry-Gargan. It is the thirteenth one and penultimate child of a building contractor. It passes the patent of higher primary studies and, in 1936, becomes bank clerk, in Paris.

Called under the flags in 1938, it is affected with the 2nd regiment of hussards in Tarbes before following, six months later, the courses of EOR to the École of cavalry of Saumur.

Named candidate in September 1939, it is voluntary to leave in reinforcement to the 64e Groupe recognition division infantry (64e GRDI) confined to north Sedan in March 1940. Chief of group at the squadron motorized of the GRDI during the Countryside of France, it takes part in several operations.

Thus, charged to re-occupy a bridge on the Semoy, it gets busy courageously and maintains there the contact of the enemy until the next morning. Captive fact in the Paddle, from Saint-Wolf-with-Buffigny, on June 15th, 1940, it escapes but is quickly taken again at its entry in a village occupied by the enemy. After successive steps until in Belgium, it is directed towards the Germany and interned in Poméranie, to Oflag II D. Rapidement, in August 1940, the rank of candidate not being recognized by the Germans like a rank of officer, the candidate Raymond Meyer is sent to Stalag II B.

In February 1941, after a long preparation, he escapes with three comrades, in direction of the Lithuania but he is stopped at the border by the Soviet police force . Captive fact again, it is interned with Kaunas then in the south of Moscow with other French who group soon around the captain Billotte. The French ask to join the free France and, because of the German aggression of June 22nd, 1941, manage to convince the Soviets to save to them the Great Britain. August 30th, 1941, Raymond Meyer embarks on the Empress off Canada with 185 comrades and joined, by Arkhangelsk and the Spitzberg, England, on September 9th, 1941.

Raymond Meyer wants immediately to take again the combat and signs his engagement in the free French Forces under the name of Jacques Marsay. Affected to the mixed Squadron with the camp of Camberley, it there directs in particular courses of graded pupils and is promoted lieutenant in June 1942.

In May 1943 it unloads with Suez with its unit, ordered by Jacques Branet, and is affected with the Force L of the general Leclerc in Tunisia.

A few months later, it joined, within the the 2nd division armor-plated, the 3rd Company of the 501e Tank regiment of combat (501e RCC) lately created. Raymond Meyer is chief of group of tanks and second in command of his company, always under the orders of the Branet captain.

August 1st, 1944, lieutenant Meyer unloads in Normandy; he is seriously wounded by glares of shell on August 16th, 1944, with Ecouché, in front of Argentan, whereas he recognizes, with foot under a violent bombardment, the sites of shooting for his group. Envoy at the maritime hospital of Cherbourg, it joined his unit at the end of September. He leaves his section to become the assistant of the captain Branet, commander of a subgroup.

October 31st, 1944 in the the Vosges, the day before the operation of Baccarat, it takes part in the attack of Hablainville, strongly defended by the enemy; by tackling a second fulcrum, it is seriously wounded again by glares of shell. After a long stay at the hospital and a long convalescence, it is demobilized in March 1946.

Captain of reserve after the war, he becomes administrative director of a company of Publics work then directing, with Marseilles then in Paris, of a store of equipment electric household appliances.

Raymond Meyer is accidentally deceased on December 31st, 2002 with Livry-Gargan where it was buried.

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