Jean Crépin (1 September 1908 – 4 May 1996) was a

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officer during

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, the

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 French Fourth Republic, France and Việ ...

and the

Algerian War The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) ''; '' (and sometimes in Algeria as the ''War of 1 November'') was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (Algeri ...

. A lifelong

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, he played a decisive role in many conflicts of the 20th century. He is also credited for being the driving force behind the development of the

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missiles and other weaponry. After his retirement from the army in 1967 he became

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of a

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. In 1970 he was Vice president of SNIAS (later Aérospatiale) and president of

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. Crépin died in May 1996.

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* 1908 births 1996 deaths French Army officers French generals Recipients of the Cross for Military Valour Companions of the Liberation Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour French Resistance members French military personnel of World War II French military personnel of the First Indochina War French military personnel of the Algerian War École Polytechnique alumni {{France-mil-bio-stub

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