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Jean Bréchignac (29 September 1914 – 25 May 1984) was a French Army officer who fought in World War II, First Indochina War and Algerian War.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 20 relations: Algerian War, Algiers putsch of 1961, École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Cran-Gevrier, Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures, Cross for Military Valour, First Indochina War, France, French Army, Haute-Savoie, Jules Roy, Legion of Honour, Lieutenant colonel, Operation Camargue, Viet Minh, World War II, 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment, 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment.

  2. French Army personnel who were court-martialed
  3. French nationalists
  4. People convicted of treason against France
  5. People from Annecy

Algerian War

The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence)الثورة الجزائرية al-Thawra al-Jaza'iriyah; Guerre d'Algérie (and sometimes in Algeria as the War of 1 November) was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France.

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Algiers putsch of 1961

The Algiers putsch (Putsch d'Alger or Coup d'État d'Alger), also known as the putsch of the generals (Putsch des généraux), was a failed coup d'état intended to force French President Charles de Gaulle not to abandon French Algeria, along with the resident European community and pro-French Muslims.

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École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr

The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the "Special Military School of Saint-Cyr") is a French military academy, and is often referred to as Saint-Cyr.

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Battle of Dien Bien Phu

The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War that took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954.

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Cran-Gevrier

Cran-Gevrier (Kran-Zhèvrî) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

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Croix de Guerre 1939–1945

The 1939–1945 (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the created on 26 September 1939 to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II.

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Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures

The (War Cross for foreign operational theatres), also called the for short, is a French military award denoting citations earned in combat in foreign countries.

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Cross for Military Valour

The Cross for Military Valour (Croix de la Valeur Militaire) is a military decoration of France.

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First Indochina War

The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam, and alternatively internationally as the French-Indochina War) was fought between France and Việt Minh (Democratic Republic of Vietnam), and their respective allies, from 19 December 1946 until 20 July 1954.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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French Army

The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (Armée de terre), is the principal land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, French Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie.

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Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy.

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Jules Roy

Jules Roy (22 October 1907 – 15 June 2000) was a French writer.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Operation Camargue

Operation Camargue was one of the largest operations by the French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Vietnamese National Army in the First Indochina War.

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Viet Minh

The Việt Minh (abbreviated from Việt Nam Độc lập Đồng minh, 越南獨立同盟; Ligue pour l'indépendance du Viêt Nam) was a national independence coalition formed at Pác Bó by Hồ Chí Minh on 19 May 1941.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment

The 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment (1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes, 1er R.C.P) is the oldest and among the most decorated Airborne forces regiments of the French Army.

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9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment

The 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment (9e RCP) was an airborne unit of the French Army that was part of the French Airborne Units and all three histories of the 10th Parachute Division, 25th Parachute Division and the 11th Parachute Brigade.

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See also

French Army personnel who were court-martialed

French nationalists

People convicted of treason against France

People from Annecy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bréchignac