Notable Individuals Present At The Battle
- André Lalande
- Pierre Messmer - later a gaullist Prime Minister of France
- Susan Travers - Koenig's mistress and later the only woman to officially serve in the French Foreign Legion
- Admiral Walter Cowan, Commando leader, and at the age of 70 one of the oldest actively serving British
- Raphaël Onana
- Dimitri Amilakhvari
- Gabriel Brunet de Sairigné
- Radomir Pavitchevitch
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