Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont
Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| In office 1945–1958 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1914 Strasbourg, Alsace, German Empire |
| Died | 2 August 2006 (aged 92) Paris, France |
| Relatives | Blandine Kriegel (daughter) Alexandre Adler |
Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont (14 May 1914 – 2 August 2006) was a militant communist who took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War, and a French politician. Along with Général Leclerc and Henri Rol-Tanguy, he accepted the surrender of Dietrich von Choltitz at the Liberation of Paris.