He was a leading World War II resistance fighter who helped U.S., Canadian, and British troops invade France, which was then occupied by Nazi Germany.
hiː wʌzɐ lˈiːdɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ɹᵻsˈɪstəns fˈaɪɾɚ hˌuː hˈɛlpt jˈuː.ˈɛs., kɐnˈeɪdiən, ænd bɹˈɪɾɪʃ tɹˈuːps ɪnvˈeɪd fɹˈæns, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ðˈɛn ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ nˈɑːtsi dʒˈɜːməni.