Bernard Janvier
 Bernard Janvier |
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|---|---|
| Born | July 16 1939 France |
| Allegiance |
 France |
| Service/branch |
French Army French Foreign Legion
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| Years of service | 1957 - present |
| Rank | Général d'armée |
| Commands held |
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP Division Daguet FORPRONU |
| Battles/wars |
Algerian War (1954-1962) Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) Operation Épaulard I Multinational Force in Lebanon Gulf War (1990-1991) Bosnian War (1992-1995) |
Bernard Janvier (born 16 July 1939) is a Général of the French Army who served in the French Foreign Legion, primarily spearheading and putting in place effective resolving forces.
He first took part in the Algerian War. He then spearheaded at the head of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP in a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. He was later designated as the commander of Division Daguet during the First Gulf War. Four years later, he was assigned UNPROFOR in charge of peacekeeping during the Bosnian War.
His father Pierre, was an officer in the gendarmerie. Bernard conducted his studies at the Orange College, at schools in Nice and Algeria and the University of Rennes.
Admitted to the École militaire interarmes at Coetquidan, on October 1 1958, in quality of a Saint-Cyrien, « Général Bugeaud », he conducted his course application at the infantry school in Nimes, on September 15 1960.
On December 1 1960, he joined the center of perfection of the infantry cadres 2 at Philippeville in Algeria, then was assigned to on January 1 1961 to the 1st battalion of the 1st Tirailleurs Regiment in quality as a commando chief.
Assigned to the 1st Foreign Regiment 1e RE during the month of July 1962, he was assigned on August 1 1962 to the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP, regiment with which he conducted a tour in North Africa from August 1962 to September 1964. From 1964 to 1967, he served in Madagascar and at the Comoros at the corps of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3e REI, successively as assistant officer in a combat unit then corps general staff headquarters officer (French: officier d’état-major au corps). He was promoted to the rank of captain on January 1 1967. Repatriated, he followed the captain's course at the infantry application school, then the 33rd promotion of the generals staff headquarter school in quality as a candidate, as of December 1 1968.
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