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Raoul Salan

French general (1899-1984) · France · Died at 85

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Raoul Albin Louis Salan was a French Army general and the founder of the Organisation armée secrète, a clandestine terrorist organisation that sought to maintain French Algeria by preventing Algerian independence. He served as the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War.

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Awards

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour1952
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
Cross for Military Valour
Croix du combattant volontaire 1914-1918
Combatant's Cross
Colonial Medal
Grand cross of the Order of the Black Star
Grand cross of the Order of the Dragon of Annam
Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia
Grand cross of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol
Grand Cordon of the order of Nichan Iftikhar
Order of the Francisque
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Royal Order of Cambodia
Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite
Order of the Star of Anjouan
Aeronautical Medal
Médaille commémorative de Syrie-Cilicie
Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914-1918
Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939-1945
Insignia for the Military Wounded
1943-1944 Italian campaign medal
Indochina Campaign commemorative medal
North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
Distinguished Service Cross
Inter-Allied Victory medal (France)
Médaille militaire
Croix de Guerre
Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol
Order of Glory
Inter-Allied Victory Medals
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Gallantry Cross

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Raoul Albin Louis Salan was a French Army general and the founder of the Organisation armée secrète, a clandestine terrorist organisation that sought to maintain French Algeria by preventing Algerian independence. He served as the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War. He was one of four retired generals who organized the 1961 Algiers putsch operation. He was the most decorated soldier in the French Army at the end of his military career.

Country
France
Type
Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1984 · aged 85

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