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Marcel Maurice Bigeard

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French soldier (1916-2010)

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Marcel Bigeard, personal radio call-sign "Bruno", was a French military officer and politician who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War and the Algerian War.

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Photos 7

Larbi M'Hidi (seated), whom Bigeard arrested during the Algerian WarLarbi M'Hidi (seated), whom Bigeard arrested during the Algerian WarBigeard in 1966Bigeard in 1966Bigeard at age 80, in his home standing in front of a photo of him some 40 years earlier.Bigeard at age 80, in his home standing in front of a photo of him some 40 years earlier.Grave of General Marcel Bigeard at the Mémorial des guerres en Indochine at FréjusGrave of General Marcel Bigeard at the Mémorial des guerres en Indochine at FréjusBigeard's decorations plateBigeard's decorations plate

Awards 12

2011Honneur et Patrie Award
2007prix littéraire de La Saint-Cyrienne
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
commander of the Order of Merit Civil Tai
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
Colonial Medal
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Distinguished Service Order
Resistance Medal
Commander of the Order of the Dragon of Annam
Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol

Connected to Marcel 6

Philippe de GaulleAlso won Honneur et Patrie AwardRobert NivelleAlso won Commander of the Order of the Dragon of AnnamFrederick BrowningAlso won Commander of the Legion of MeritRaoul SalanAlso won Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieuresThanom KittikachornAlso won Order of the Million Elephants and the White ParasolGeorges CatrouxAlso won Commander of the Legion of Merit

About this person

Marcel Bigeard, personal radio call-sign "Bruno", was a French military officer and politician who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War and the Algerian War. He was one of the commanders in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and is thought by many to have been a dominating influence on French "unconventional" warfare thinking from that time onwards. He was one of the most decorated officers in France, and is particularly noteworthy because of his rise from being a regular soldier in 1936 to ultimately concluding his career in 1976 as a Lieutenant General and serving in the government of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.

Country
France
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2010 · aged 94
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14 languages

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