World War II and Post-war
During World War II, Zinovy Peshkov fought the Nazi German forces in Morocco and in Syria. In 1940, he joined Charles de Gaulle's Free French Forces government in London exile, and soon was sent as a French ambassador to South Africa, where he organized arms shipments for the Allies. After his 1943 promotion to the title of Brigadier General, Peshkov served as French ambassador to the Republic of China and, after 1946, to Japan. In 1964 he participated in negotiations with Chiang Kai-shek regarding Taiwan.
Zinovy Peshkov died in Paris and was buried at the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery.
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