Commando Kieffer: Hubert Faure passed away in Paris, aged 106

(Summarized and translated from French news)

Hubert Faure, second to last survivor of Commando Kieffer, passed away on 2021-04-17 in Paris, aged 106.

The last survivor is Leon Gautier, 98 years old.

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RIP another hero, for me Kieffers’ Commando’s are immortalised in the longest day. In my many trips to Normandy (and not just for the Calvados :wink: ) I learned they had a really nasty fight in Normandy and Walcheren in the Netherlands later.

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