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Bir Hakeim (Arabic: بئر حكيم, romanized: biʾr ḥakīm, lit. 'wise well', pronounced [biʔr ħaˈkiːm] ⓘ, sometimes written Bir Hacheim) is the site of a former Ottoman fort in the Libyan desert. The fort was built around the site of an ancient Roman well, dating to the period when the oasis was part of Ottoman Tripolitania.
Un homme blindé à Bir-Hakeim: récit d'un sous-officier camerounais qui a fait la guerre de 39–45 [A Tank Man at Bir-Hakeim: Story of a Cameroonian Non-Commissioned Officer who was in the War 39–45] (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-7384-4239-0. Rondeau, Daniel; Stephane, Roger (1997). "16 Testimonies".
Bir Hakeim was the name of the site of two Roman wells, a tomb and an Ottoman blockhouse about 120 mi (190 km) west of Sollum. [5] The Bir (well) did not appear on British maps but two Arab guides with the British claimed to know its location. Westminster and Peyton decided on a rescue attempt.
During the assembly of the 1st Free French Division (1 re DFL), beginning of 1943, the DBLE disappeared as far as a troop corps and the three constituting units (1 er BLE, 2 e BLE and the anti-tank company) were incorporated into the 1st Brigade of the Division. Charles de Gaulle inspecting the 13th Demi-Brigade in Rome, Italy, 28 June 1944
February 1943: recreated under the designation of 1st Free French Division - 1 e DFL (division with three brigades 1 re, 2 e and 4 e BFL). August 1943: renamed 1st Motorized Infantry Division (1 re DMI), but continued to be called 1 re DFL. 15 August 1945: dissolution.
Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig [b] or Koenig [4] (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French general during World War II during which he commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942.
Bir-Hakeim (French pronunciation: [biʁ akɛm]) is an elevated station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 in the Boulevard de Grenelle in the 15th arrondissement. It is situated on the left bank of the Pont de Bir-Hakeim over the Seine and is the closest station to the Eiffel Tower .
Bir Hakeim is an oasis in Libya. Bir Hakeim may also refer to: Battle of Bir Hakeim, during the Second World War; Pont de Bir-Hakeim, a bridge in Paris, named after the former; Bir-Hakeim (Paris Métro), a station on the Paris Metro