Amado Granell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amado Granell

Spanish military officer

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1898

Place of Birth: Borriana, Valencian Community, Spain

Date of Death: 12-May-1972

Profession: military personnel, trade unionist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Amado Granell Mesado (November 5, 1898 – May 12, 1972) was a Spanish military officer of the 20th century.
He participated in the Spanish Civil War framed in the Spanish Republican Army and later went to France, where he joined the French Foreign Legion who fought against Nazi Germany during World War II.
He headed the column of the 9th Company "La Nueve" of the 2nd Armoured Brigade, which consists of Spanish combatants, that was the first allied military unit that entered Paris after its occupation by the Wehrmacht.
As such, he appeared on the cover of the newspaper Libération after the Liberation of Paris, and met with the leader of French Resistance, Georges Bidault.