- French army general known for his military guidance in France's colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria.
- He is survived by his wife, Gabrielle Grandemange, and daughter Marie-France.
- He led the French Resistance in World War II and fought in wars in Algeria and Indochina.
- He was wounded in battle five times and escaped from a prisoner of war camp three times.
- He started his career as a bank clerk before joining the French Army in 1939. He was captured by the Germans in June 1940 but escaped a year later to join the colonial infantry in Senegal. In 1944, he parachuted into France to lead an underground Resistance group.
- He retired in 1974 as a four star general before being appointed deputy defense minister under President Valery Giscard D'Estaing and later a legislator in France's lower house of Parliament.
- He was awarded the Grand Croix De La Legionne D'Honneur from France and the Medal of the Resistance and the DSO (Distinguished Service Order) from the United Kingdom.
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