Alain de Boissieu

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Général Alain de Boissieu
General de Boissieu in 1965
Grand Chancellor of the Légion d'honneur and the Ordre national du Mérite
In office 12 February 1975 – 4 June 1981
Preceded by	Georges Cabanier
Succeeded by	André Biard
42nd Chief of the Army Staff
In office 1 May 1971 – 1 April 1975
Preceded by	Émile Cantarel
Succeeded by	Jean Lagarde
Personal details
Born	(1915-07-05)5 July 1915 Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France
Died	5 April 2006(2006-04-05) (aged 90) Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Resting place	Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
Spouse	Élisabeth de Gaulle ​ (m. 1946)​
Children	1
Free French Forces French Army
Years of service	1936–1975
Rank	Général d'armée
Unit	2nd Armored Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Dieppe Raid Battle of Madagascar Operation Overlord Liberation of Paris Algerian War

Alain de Boissieu Déan de Luigné (French pronunciation:

As a Free French, Alain de Boissieu was involved in several military operations over Bayonne (Easter 1942) and Dieppe (Dieppe Raid, August 1942), in Madagascar and Djibouti with the FFL. He fought in the Battle of Normandy from 30 July 1944, as an officer of the famous 2nd Armored Division (French: 2ème division blindée) under General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, and was wounded on 12 August. He fought for the Liberation of Paris (25 August 1944).

In 1946, Alain de Boissieu married de Gaulle's daughter Élisabeth (1924–2013).

In 1956, he fought in the

He was Chief of Staff of the French Army (French: "chef d'État-major de l'Armée de Terre") from 1971 to 1975.

Alain de Boissieu became Grand Chancelier de l'ordre de la

• Biography in L'Ordre de la Libération (in French)

External links

• Alain de Boissieu at Find a Grave