Victor Iturria | |
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 Memory plaque in Sare | |
| Born | 22 October 1914 Bassussarry, France |
| Died | 25 August 1944 (aged 29) Blain, France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/ | French Army |
| Years of service | 1940-1944 |
| Rank | Adjudant |
| Unit | 2e RCP |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | |
Victor Iturria (22 October 1914[1] – 25 August 1944) was a French paratrooper during World War II. He served as an anti-tank gunner during the Battle of France and was evacuated to England during the Battle of Dunkirk, where he joined the Free French Forces under General de Gaulle. Iturria was assigned to the Free French paratroopers that joined the British Special Air Service in North Africa, with them he took part in several raids behind enemy lines. In 1944 he parachuted into occupied France during the liberation and fought with the French Resistance in Brittany and then in Southern France, where he was killed in an ambush.