What is André Salvat?
[[File:André Salvat.png|thumb|André Salvat in {{Circa|1940}}]] '''André Salvat''' (16 May 1920 &ndash; 9 February 2017) was a [[French people|French]] [[colonel]]. He was a veteran of [[World War II]], the [[First Indochina War]] and the [[Algerian War]]. He was made a [[Order of Liberation|Companion of the Liberation]] for his World War II service. He was also a Grand Officer of the [[Legion of Honour]]. He retired in April 1973. He was born in [[Prades (Pyrénées-Orientales)|Prades]], [[Pyrénées-Orientales]]. Salvat died on 9 February 2017 in [[Perpignan]], at the age of 96.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.la-croix.com/France/Le-Compagnon-de-la-Liberation-Andre-Salvat-est-mort-2017-02-10-1200823898|title=Le Compagnon de la Libération André Salvat est mort|work=La Croix|date=10 February 2017|access-date=11 February 2017|language=fr}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Salvat, Andre}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Colonels]] [[Category:French military people]] [[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Legion of Honour|Andre]] [[Category:Grand Officers of the Order of the Legion of Honour|Andre]] [[Category:Military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:People from Pyrénées-Orientales]] {{Bio-stub}}