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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. Sous-lieutenant 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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in 1943, he participated to the disembarking in Provence in 1944 with his

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as a

. He took part in the campaigns of France and Germany and was cited twice. Lieutenant-colonel 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 (18 August 1901 – 26 October 1975) was Général de brigade of the French Army and Foreign Legion Command, Commandant of the French Foreign Legion, Foreign Legion in 1951 and 1958. Military career École spéciale militaire de Sain ...

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

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in 1958. Commandant of the 7th Light Armored Division () in 1959, he was also the commandant of the 14th Infantry Division () 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 () 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

Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was o ...

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Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures The (; "War Cross for Foreign Operational Theatres"), also called the for short, is a French military award denoting citations earned in combat in foreign countries. The Armistice of November 11, 1918 ended the war between France and Germa ...

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 1904 births 1990 deaths Officers of the French Foreign Legion French generals

Military career

Recognitions and Honors

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