  alphonse pierre juin (; 16 december 1888 â 27 january 1967) was a marshal of france. a graduate of the saint-cyr class of 1912, he served in morocco in 1914 in command of native troops. upon the outbreak of the first world war, he was sent to the western front in france, where he was gravely wounded in 1915. as a result of this wound, he lost the use of his right arm. after the war, he attended the Ãcole supÃ©rieure de guerre. he chose to serve in north africa again. after the outbreak of the second world war, he assumed command of a division, the . the division was encircled in the lille pocket during the battle of france and juin was captured. he was a prisoner of war until he was released at the behest of the vichy government in 1941, and was assigned to command french forces in north africa. after operation torch, the invasion of algeria and morocco by british and american forces in november 1942, juin ordered french forces in tunisia to resist the germans and the italians. his great skills were exhibited during the italian campaign as commander of the french expeditionary corps. his expertise in mountain warfare was crucial in breaking the gustav line, which had held up the allied advance for six months. it has also been alleged, however, that he instigated the marocchinate by telling the goumiers (in order to motivate them) that they would be allowed to rape and pillage if they succeeded in battle.
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