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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 39317" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bigeard </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Marcel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SOE </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sous Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Service Order (GB),Croix de Guerre (Fr),Medaille de la Resistance (Fr),Legion of Merit - Commander (US) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>France 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 14.2.1916 Toul,Meurthe-et-Moselle,France</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Charles and Sophie Bigeard</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>bank clerk,Societe Generale,Toul</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>military service September 1936-1938</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>23 Regiment d'Infanterie (Soldat - Caporal)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>bank clerk again</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>79 Regiment d'Infanterie de Fortress 1939 (Sgt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>promoted Adjutant</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>POW 1940 France</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>escaped 11.11.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>FFL,Africa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SOE 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>call sign Bruno (later his nickname)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parachuted into Ariege departement 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Capitaine 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>23 Regiment d'Infanterie Coloniaux October 1945 (Indo-China)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>instructor to Thai auxiliaries</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Bn de Parachutistes Coloniaux (BPC) 1947 (France) 1948 (Indo-China)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Thai Bn</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Indochinese Bn de Marche</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>6 Bn de Parachutistes Coloniaux 1952-54 (Indo-China) (Major + LtCol)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>POW 7.5.1954 Dien Bien Phu</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>repatriated August 1954</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Regiment de Parachutistes Coloniaux 1957 (Colonel) (Algeria)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>O.C. Ecole Jeanne d'Arc,Philippeville,Algeria 1958</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>OC Ground Forces,Dakar,Senegal (Gen de Brigade) 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>OC All Forces,French Indian Ocean Territory 1970-73</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>State Secretary,Ministry of National Defence 1975-76</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resigned from Army 1976 (General de Corps)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Government Minister 1978-88</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>other awards included Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 18.6.2010 Toul,Meurthe-et-Moselle,France</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/m-bigeard.10643/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/10/10643-23a3391f0c9e7c9842428bda0e97586b.jpg?1591389882" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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