Léon Weil
Léon Roger Weil (July 16, 1896 - June 6, 2006) was one of the last two surviving veterans of the battle of Val-de-Marne. He was 109 when he died.
Joining the army when he was 20 years old, he was assigned to the fifth regiment of Chasseurs alpins (cinquième régiment de chasseurs alpins) in Alsace and took part in 1917 in the battle of Chemin des Dames. More than 150,000 people died during this battle. He was also a French Resistance fighter during World War II under the code name of Victor. After the war, he worked as a sales representative in the women's fashion industry. A fan of theatre and boxing, he continued to swim until the age of 102.