Last Surviving French Commando From D-Day, Léon Gautier, Dies at 100

Léon Gautier, the last surviving member of a French unit that participated in the D-Day invasion, has died at 100.
He was a nationally known figure in France and dedicated much of his life to preserving the memory of World War II.
Gautier was among the first waves of Allied troops to storm the beaches of occupied northern France on D-Day.
He and his comrades in the Kieffer Commando unit played a crucial role in the liberation of western Europe.
Of the 177 commandos who landed on Sword Beach, only about two dozen survived without death or injury.