Jules Dumont

For the 19th century French explorer, see Jules Dumont d'Urville.

Jules Dumont (French pronunciation: [ʒyl dymɔ̃]) (January 1888 – 15 June 1943) was a French militant communist. He fought in the Spanish Civil War, commanding the Commune de Paris Battalion, XI International Brigade.^[1] He was active in the French Resistance in the Second World War. Arrested by the Gestapo, he was shot at Suresnes (Fort du Mont-Valérien), near Paris, on 15 June 1943.^[2]

Jules Dumont
Dumont (far left) with Jean Barthel, Vladimir Ćopić and Lieutenant Colonel Claus in Spain, 1937
Born	(1888-01-01)January 1, 1888 Roubaix, French Third Republic
Died	June 15, 1943(1943-06-15) (aged 55) Fort Mont-Valérien, Suresnes, German-occupied France
Allegiance	Second Spanish Republic France
Branch	Spanish Republican Army French Army
Years of service	1936–1939 1914–1919 & 1909–1911
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	35th Division (1937–1939) & 11th Division (1937) XI International Brigade Commune de Paris Battalion Armée d'Orient
Commands	Commune de Paris Battalion
Battles / wars	Second World War Spanish Civil War First World War Macedonian front Second Franco-Moroccan War
Awards	Knight of the Legion of Honour Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 Morocco Commemorative Medal