Tom Morel
| Théodose Morel | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Tom Morel |
| Born |
August 1, 1915 Lyon, France |
| Died | March 10, 1944 (aged 28) Entremont, Haute-Savoie, France |
| Allegiance |
 France French Resistance
|
| Service/branch | Chasseurs alpins |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Légion d'honneur Compagnon de la Libération Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 |
Théodose Morel, known as Tom Morel (1 August 1915, in Lyon – 10 March 1944, in Entremont) was a career military officer and French Resistance fighter. A student, then instructor, at the Saint-Cyr military academy, he fought for the French Army against the Italians in the Alps. After the Fall of France, he led the Maquis des Glières, organizing attacks and parachute drops, and was the recipient of multiple military awards including the Croix de Guerre. He was killed in action at the end of a successful commando raid. He is memorialized at Saint-Cyr and by the French scouting movement.
Morel was born into a family of the Lyon bourgeoisie. His father was the son of a Lyon silk industriaist and his mother was from a family of Savoie jurists and soldiers. He was well schooled by the Lyon Jesuits where he was a Scout de France and patrol leader (1st Lyon, externat St Joseph), and moved towards a military career. At the Versailles private school of Sainte-Geneviève took the trial for the Saint-Cyr military academy, in which he enrolled in 1935 (promotion 1935-1937 Maréchal Lyautey). On finishing in 1935 he was appointed sub-lieutenant, and chose to be assigned to the 27th battalion de chasseurs alpins of Annecy. He then took high-altitude training at Chamonix and became leader of the section d'éclaireurs skieurs (SES), which he turned into a first-class fighting force. In November 1938, he married a woman from Annecy, Marie-Germaine Lamy.
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