GAULLE Charles de (1890-1970) general, President de la Republique. L.S. "C. de Gaulle" with 3 autograph lines, Paris 20 January 1945, to General de BIGAULT DU GRANRUT; 1 page in-4 with General de Gaulle letterhead, envelope with franking stamps. "My wife joins me in thanking you for your wishes which were very sensitive to us. Allow me to send you ours at the beginning of this year, as France prepares to prove once and for all that it has regained its greatness. Nothing is easy about what remains to be done. Victory is never easy. You know, better than anyone else, that no Frenchman will refuse to pay for it at his own price "... He adds a few lines from his hand to "present Madame de Bigault du Granrut with my very respectful homage and the best memories of my wife".