Pierre Garbay
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Pierre Garbay (4 October 1903 – 17 July 1980) was a French Army General.[2]
Biography
Of modest origins, after completing high school, Garbay was admitted to Saint-Cyr military academy in 1921[3] and graduated as a sub-lieutenant in 1924. He then followed a distinguished military career which led from Morocco (1925-1927) to China.
He was captain when occurred the
After the end of the war, Garbay's military career continued in
He commanded the French troops in Tunisia[1] and reacted to the terrorists attacks by the massacre of Cap Bon in 1952 (200 dead).[4]
Then he commanded all the French troops from French Occidental Africa In 1959, he was appointed as Inspector of Overseas Forces.
On 1 April 1961, at his request, he relinquished control of the active army and he was placed in reserve.[1] Pierre Garbay died on 17 July 1980 in Montluçon (Allier)[3] and he was buried in Velesmes-Échevanne in Haute-Saône.
Decorations
- Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur
- Companion of the Liberation(25 June 1941)
- Croix de guerre 1939-1945(7 citations)
- Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures(2 citations)
- Croix du combattant
- Croix du combattant volontaire 1939–1945
- Médaille de la Résistancewith rosette.
- Médaille colonialewith "Maroc 1925", "AFL", "Erythrée", "Libye" and "Tunisie" bars
- Médaille commémorative des services volontaires dans la France libre
- Distinguished Service Cross(US)[5]
- Distinguished Service Order (UK)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (UK)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Le Général Garbay est admis à faire valoir ses droits à la retraite". Le Monde. 10 March 1961. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Les généraux de la DFL - Le général Garbay". http://www.1dfl.fr. Archived from the original on 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|journal= - ^ a b c d e f "Mort du général d'armée Garbay ancien gouverneur militaire de Paris". Le Monde. 22 July 1980. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ Paris Match, ed. (1971). "Tunisie: La montée de Bourguiba". Mémorial de notre temps. Vol. II -1952-1953-1954. Chenôve: éditions Pierre Charron. pp. 258–259.
- ^ "Pierre Garbay". http://projects.militarytimes.com.
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