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Tom Morel
Théodose Morel, known as Tom Morel (born Lyon, 1 August 1915 - died Entremont, 10 March 1944) was a career military officer and French Resistance fighter. A student, then instructor, at the Saint-Cyr military academy, he fought for the French Army against the Italians in the Alps. After the Fall of France, he led the Maquis des Glières, organizing attacks and parachute drops, and was the recipient of multiple military awards including the Croix de Guerre. He was killed in action at the end of a successful commando raid. He is memorialized at Saint-Cyr and by the French scouting movement.
== Youth and military career ==
Morel was born into a family of the Lyon bourgeoisie. His father was the son of a Lyon silk industriaist and his mother was from a family of Savoie jurists and soldiers. He was well schooled by the Lyon Jesuits where he was a ''Scout de France'' and patrol leader (1st Lyon, externat St Joseph), and moved towards a military career. At the Versailles private school of Sainte-Geneviève took the trial for the Saint-Cyr military academy, in which he enrolled in 1935 (promotion 1935-1937 ''Maréchal Lyautey''). On finishing in 1935 he was appointed sub-lieutenant, and chose to be assigned to the 27th battalion de chasseurs alpins of Annecy. He then took high-altitude training at Chamonix and became leader of the ''section d'éclaireurs skieurs'' (SES), which he turned into a first-class fighting force. In November 1938, he married a woman from Annecy, Marie-Germaine Lamy.
In May 1939, the 27th BCA was stationed on the Italian border, with Morel's SES just above Val d'Isère. In September 1939, while his battalion left for the Eastern front, the section commanded by Morel (who had been promoted to lieutenant) remained guarding the Italian border. After the Italians entered the war on 12 June 1940, he distinguished himself in the battle of the Alps, decisively exploiting the success of one of his patrols to take five prisoners and seize important supplies. He was decorated with the ''croix de Guerre'' and obtained his first citation. Injured on June 18, he remained at the head of his section. On 20 and 22 June he fought near the Petit-Saint-Bernard col where his action forced the Italian troops to withdraw. He received a second citation, then was made Knight of the ''chevalier de la Légion d’honneur''. He was still only 24 years old.
Morel then served in the Army of the Armistice at Annecy under commandant Vallette d'Osia and participated in the sequestering of weapons and supplies. In 1941 he was appointed instructor at Saint-Cyr, which had moved to Aix-en-Provence in the ''zone libre''. Here he quietly encouraged his pupils to join the French Resistance.
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