| Alexis Tendil |
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WORLD WAR I In October 1918 Tendil intercepted a message from the German High Command which informed the then Pope Benedict XV of the imminent intention of the German forces to capitulate. He informed the French command of his discovery and a planned, massive offensive by the French army was postponed. After the war, although returning to his ordinary job as an electrician, Tendil became something of a hero being rightly accredited, by his actions, with preventing the deaths of many more soldiers. SEE ALSO Veterans Of The First World War Who Died In 2005 |
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