René Lennuyeux (1904-1990) was a

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of the

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and

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of the

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from 1955 to 1958.
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Military career

École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Saint-Cyrien of the promotion « du chevalier Bayard » (1923-1925). At his sortie, he opted for the

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in 1925 and

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in 1927, he joined the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment 1^er REC in Morocco (1929-1934) and was cited three times.

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in 1936 and

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as a

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in 1945, he was designated as the regimental commander of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2^e REI in Morocco from 1946 to 1949.

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in 1950, he conducted two campaign tours in Indochina 1949–1953.

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of the

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from 1955 to 1958, his

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tenure was followed and preceded by général

Paul Gardy Paul Gardy was Général de brigade of the French Army and Commandant of the Foreign Legion in 1951 and 1958. Military career Saint-Cyrien of the 108th promotion ("du Souvenir" - "of Memory" promotion), sous-lieutenant Gardy, graduated Saint- ...

respectively. In 1958, he was the director of the civilian and military cabinet of général

Raoul Salan Raoul Albin Louis Salan (; 10 June 1899 – 3 July 1984) was a French Army general. 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 op ...

in 1958. Commandant of the 7th Light Armored Division (french: 7^e Division Blindée Légère) in 1959, he was also the commandant of the 14th Infantry Division (french: 14^e Division d'Infanterie) of the northern zone of Algeria in January 1960.

in 1960, commandant by interim of the Army Corps of Constantine in May 1961, he was also the Inspector of the Armored Cavalry Arm (french: L'Arme Blindée Cavalerie) in August 1961. The following year, he was nominated as the deputy to the commandant general of the 1st Military Region from 1962 to 1964. He was admitted to the second section of officers generals in 1964. Général René Lennuyeux died in 1990.

Recognitions and Honors

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Croix de Guerre des Theatres d'Operations Exterieurs ribbon

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He totalized 10 citations.

References

Sources

* Répertoire des chefs de corps * Centre de documentation de la Légion étrangère * Répertoire des citations (BCAAM) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lennuyeux, René French military officers 1904 births 1990 deaths

Military career

Recognitions and Honors

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