René de Labarrière
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René de Labarrière (28 January 1899 - 6 July 1948) was a French army officer, considered to be the first United Nations soldier killed in action.[1] He died in Palestine after driving over a land mine.
On 6 October 1998 he was honoured by Kofi Annan in the UN's headquarters in New York City, posthumously receiving the second Dag Hammarskjöld medal[1].
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- ^ a b "50 Years of UN Peacekeeping Operations". United Nations Department of Public Information. October 1998. http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/50web/7.htm. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
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