Jacques Lefort
 Jacques Lefort |
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|---|---|
| Born | December 26, 1913 France |
| Allegiance |
 France |
| Service/branch |
French Army French Foreign Legion
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| Years of service | 1933-1973 |
| Rank | Général de corps d'armée |
| Commands held |
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP Technical Inspection of the Foreign Legion  1st Army Corps |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Indochina War Algerian War |
Jacques Lefort was a Général de corps d'armée of the French Army and Commandant of the French Foreign Legion.
Jacques subscribed to an engagement of 8 years at the title of the ESM of Saint-Cyr, on October 1, 1933. He was promoted to the rank of sous-lieutenant on October 1, 1935 and rejoined the instruction company of cadres of the 1st Foreign Regiment 1er RE at Sidi bel Abbes.
On June 21, 1936, he was assigned to Khenchela at the CMA. Volunteer to serve in Morocco, he was assigned to the 9th company of the III/3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3e REI at Ain Afraksou on July 29, 1937.
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on October 1, 1937, and assumed the provisionary command of the company, form September 30 to November 1, before being nominated as number one platoon director at Ksar es Souk, on November 5, 1937.
He was assigned the mountain groupment type of the legion on February 29, 1940. He disembarked for Norway on April 22, 1940 with his unit, which became the 13e DBLME on May 1. He distinguished himself at the disembarking of Bjervik, at the head of a motorcycle platoon and at Narvik where he was burned at front while destroying a stock enemy mines. He was cited at the order of the armed forces with the Croix de guerre 1939-1945. The unit embarked on June 8 to France. At this moment, he chose to remain loyal to the Government of Vichy and joined Morocco via England.
At the dissolution of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 13e DBLE, he was assigned to the 9th company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3e REI, on July 12, 1940.
In October 1940, placed in hors cadre position, he was designated as a quality instructor at the Moroccan infantry school at Bar Deida.
He was placed on armistice leave on September 4, 1941, however joined the 7th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment (French: 7e Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains) at Meknes, as of September 24.
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