Gilbert de Chambrun

Gilbert de Chambrun was born on 2 November 1909 in Paris, France. His father, Pierre de Chambrun, was a politician. He was a descendant of Agrippa d'Aubigné and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and he was raised as a Calvinist. De Chambrun was educated at the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Laws from the University of Paris, and he received another degree from Sciences Po. Chambrun joined the French Foreign Service in 1934, serving at the French embassy in Rome until 1938. During World War II, he served in the French Army from 1939 to 1941. He joined Combat, a group within the French resistance in 1942, and he served as a leader until 1944.