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Jacques Servranckx
Jacques Servranckx (21 January 1928 in Belgium – 16 May 2017 in Paris France), was a French general that has served an entire career in the French Foreign Legion then the French Army. Military career French naturalized in 1936 following the naturalization of his father, he integrated École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, promotion « Nouveau Bahut », between 1945 and 1947. He then joined in 1948 the École de l'infanterie (french: école de l'infanterie) where he served successively as a student-officer then instructor. He then commanded sections of reserve infantry student officers at ESMIA. Volunteer for reinforcements of the French Foreign Legion destined for the Far East, he was assigned to the 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment 1er REI which he rejoined in 1949 at Sidi Bel Abbès. At his arrival in Saigon, he was assigned to the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2e REI and received the command of the intervention section of the Armored Train of the Northern Zone. Wounded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École De L'infanterie
The ''École de l'infanterie'' (English language, English: "Infantry School"), formerly known as ''École d'application de l'infanterie'', is a French military academy that trains commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and some enlisted personnel having special aptitudes and roles. It is located in Draguignan. The École de l'infanterie offers over 70 different courses (either generalist, specialist or adaptation) to around 1500 trainees yearly. Five hundred additional trainees from foreign armies or from French ministries other than that of Defence, attend annual courses there., History The École d'application de l'infanterie was created on 30 January 1946 in Auvours, as a post-graduate course for young officers freshly graduated from école spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Saint-Cyr. On 15 October 1948, the school was moved to Coëtquidan, next to Saint-Cyr itself. In October 1951, it was moved again to Saint-Maixent, and opened to non-commissioned officer promoting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the border with France, and forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) north-east of Strasbourg, France. In 2021, the town became part of the transnational World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe", because of its famous spas and architecture that exemplifies the popularity of spa towns in Europe in the 18th through 20th centuries. Name The springs at Baden-Baden were known to the Roman Empire, Romans as ("The Waters") and ("Aurelia (name), Aurelia-of-the-Waters") after M. Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus. In modern German, ' is a noun meaning "bathing" but Baden, the original name of the town, derives from an earlier plural, plural form of ' (Bathing, "bath"). (Modern German uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Forces In Germany
French military forces were stationed in Germany after the surrender of Germany at the conclusion of the Second World War. France was one of four powers allocated an occupation zone. The French zone of occupation (, occupation forces in Germany) existed from the end of the war until 10 August 1949. Subsequently, the French military stationed forces in Germany (, FFA) with headquarters in Baden-Baden during the period of the Cold War. The makeup of the FFA during the period 1950-1990 varied according to the demands being made on French military forces serving elsewhere. For example, the presence of large numbers of Algerian Muslims, both volunteers and conscripts, in the French Army at the beginning of the Algerian War in 1954 raised increasing concerns regarding divided loyalties and the danger of defection with weapons. Accordingly, the majority of Algerian tirailleur (infantry) units were deployed to Germany, replacing Metropolitan French troops for service in North Africa. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria
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Legion D'honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, it has been retained (with occasional slight alterations) by all later French governments and regimes. The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland"); its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and ' (Grand Cross). History Consulate During the French Revolution, all of the French orders of chivalry were abolished and replaced with Weapons of Honour. It was the wish of Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul, to create a reward to commend civilians and soldiers. From this wish was instituted a , a body of men that was not an order of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wounded In Action
Wounded in Action (WIA) describes combatants who have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during wartime, but have not been killed. Typically, it implies that they are temporarily or permanently incapable of bearing arms or continuing to fight. Generally, the Wounded in Action are far more numerous than those killed. Common combat injuries include second and third degree burns, broken bones, shrapnel wounds, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, nerve damage, paralysis, loss of sight and hearing, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and limb loss. For the U.S. military, becoming WIA in combat generally results in subsequent conferral of the Purple Heart, because the purpose of the medal itself (one of the highest awards, military or civilian, officially given by the American government) is to recognize those killed, incapacitated, or wounded in battle. NATO's definitions Wounded in action A battle casualty other than '' killed in action'' who has incurred an injur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonkin (French Protectorate)
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5th Foreign Infantry Regiment
The 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (abbr. 5th REI, french: 5e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie), nicknamed the "Regiment of Tonkin" (french: "Régiment du Tonkin"), was a regiment of the Foreign Legion of the French Army created under the Third Republic, and dissolved in 2000. The history of this regiment is marked by participation in World War II, the Indochina War and the Algerian War. __TOC__ Creation and different designations * September 1, 1930 : Creation of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (abbr. 5th REI) from the Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion. * July 1, 1945 : Dissolved for the first time. Its units are regrouped at the corps of the Marching Battalion of the 5th REI (french: bataillon de marche du 5e REI). * November 1, 1949 : The regiment was reconstructed from elements of the 6th REI and the 4th REI. * October 1, 1963 : The regiment became the 5th Mixed Pacific Regiment (french: 5e régiment mixte du Pacifique). * July 1, 1984 : Designated as 5th Foreign Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armored Train Of The Foreign Legion
The Armoured Train of the Foreign Legion (french: Train blindé de la Légion étrangère) was an Armoured train (french: trains blindés) detachment of the Foreign Legion formed in Tonkin. In 1948, the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2e RE, formed one, then two armoured trains to protect convoys from attack by the Vietminh, protect the Transindochinois Line (french: Line du Transindochinois) and support the Army along the rail line. During this military campaign, the Legion formed several armoured trains, which were mounted by the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment 1er REC and other Legion units. __TOC__ The armoured legion train The protection and escort of supply trains (french: l'escorte des trains de ravitaillement) subjected to ambushes, required the creation of armoured trains. The armoured Legion train of Nha-Trang (''La Rafale'')In the French language, "Rafale" has numerous meanings and designations. In Meteorology, a "Rafale" (french: une Rafale) is a sudden temporary augmentatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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