![From L-R, surviving members of the Kieffers commando, Hubert Faure, Yves Meudal, Rene Rossey, Jean Morel, and Leon Gautier attend a ceremony, commemorating the armistice of May 8, 1945, in Ouistreham, Normandy, From L-R, surviving members of the Kieffers commando, Hubert Faure, Yves Meudal, Rene Rossey, Jean Morel, and Leon Gautier attend a ceremony, commemorating the armistice of May 8, 1945, in Ouistreham, Normandy,](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2e7etn6/from-l-r-surviving-members-of-the-kieffers-commando-hubert-faure-yves-meudal-rene-rossey-jean-morel-and-leon-gautier-attend-a-ceremony-commemorating-the-armistice-of-may-8-1945-in-ouistreham-normandy-northwestern-france-for-the-63rd-anniversary-of-the-allied-victory-over-nazi-germany-in-ww-ii-on-may-8-2008-the-may-8-commemorations-are-usually-held-in-paris-but-frances-president-nicolas-sarkozy-chose-to-move-this-years-event-to-ouistreham-near-where-a-small-french-commando-force-led-by-commandant-philippe-kieffer-landed-in-june-1944-on-a-beach-codenamed-sword-beach-reut-2e7etn6.jpg)
From L-R, surviving members of the Kieffers commando, Hubert Faure, Yves Meudal, Rene Rossey, Jean Morel, and Leon Gautier attend a ceremony, commemorating the armistice of May 8, 1945, in Ouistreham, Normandy,
French Special Ops - Opérationnel du commando Hubert durant un exercice sur la BPC Mistral de la Marine Nationale, il y a peu, au large de Saint-Mandrier. Hubert commando's operational during an
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French Navy Special Forces operators from the elite Commando Hubert | Forces spéciales françaises, Armée française, Armée de terre
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French soldiers of the Commando Hubert carry the French flag-drapped... Photo d'actualité - Getty Images
![Sitting, from L-R, surviving members of the Kieffers commando, Hubert Faure, Yves Meudal, Rene Rossey, Jean Morel, Maurice Chauvet and Leon Gautier attend a ceremony, commemorating the armistice of May 8, 1945, Sitting, from L-R, surviving members of the Kieffers commando, Hubert Faure, Yves Meudal, Rene Rossey, Jean Morel, Maurice Chauvet and Leon Gautier attend a ceremony, commemorating the armistice of May 8, 1945,](https://c8.alamy.com/zoomses/6/e6b8f3e805a44781bde5c83ebf69c41c/2d2c5kn.jpg)