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memory plaque in sare 1940-1944 french army 25 august 1944 blain , france saint-jean-de-luz , france france 2e rcp 300 world war ii 15 june 1917 adjudant sare victor ithurria.jpg victor iturria
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victor iturria

victor iturria -lrb- 15 june 1917 -- 25 august 1944 -rrb- 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 .
