An official ceremony is held this Tuesday at Le Bourget airport to welcome the remains of General Gudin, who died in 1812 during the Russian campaign.
This operation is due to the initiative of Pierre Malinowski, a Frenchman known to be close to Russian power.
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On the tarmac at Le Bourget airport, the coffin of General Gudin, who died in 1812 during the Russian campaign, will be welcomed this Tuesday by the Minister of Veterans Affairs, Geneviève Darrieussecq.
A return with honors for this general of the Empire.
A burial at the Invalides would even have been mentioned in high places.
At the heart of this initiative, we find Pierre Malinowski, a sulphurous personality both close to the Kremlin and to French far-right circles.
He moved heaven and earth to make General Gudin's return a media-political event, despite the reluctance of the French government.
For him, the objective is twofold: to promote his research to find the body, but also to achieve a diplomatic coup
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