Pierre Barjot
| Pierre Barjot | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pierre Emile Marie Johannes Barjot |
| Born |
13 October 1899 Le Blanc, Indre, French Third Republic |
| Died | 1 February 1960 (aged 60) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, French Fifth Republic |
| Allegiance |
 France Free French Forces
|
| Service/branch |
 French Navy Free French Naval Forces
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| Years of service | 1918–1960 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Suez Crisis |
| Awards |
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour Médaille de la Résistance Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France) Commander of the Order for Maritime Merit |
Pierre Emile Marie Johannes Barjot (October 13, 1899 – February 1, 1960) was a French admiral. He was the commander-in-chief of the French forces during the Suez Crisis.
Barjot joined the Navy in 1918, and was commissioned as a ship-of-the-line Second Ensign on 1 October 1919, while serving in the harbor of Toulon. From January 1, 1921, he served aboard the ship Aldebaran of the Pacific Squadron, and was promoted to Ensign on 1 October. In 1924, he entered the School of Underwater Navigation in Toulon. During 1925, he was posted in the submarine station of the Cherbourg Naval Base. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 16 April 1926, while serving aboard the ship Baccarat in the Mediterranean. In 1929, he became deputy commander of the submarine Dauphin, and during the same year given the command of the submarine Naïade. In 1933, Barjot entered the École de Guerre navale. After graduation, he was posted as the commander of the submarine Bévéziers on 20 December 1935. On 7 September 1936, he was promoted to lieutenant commander. During 1937, he commanded the submarine Agosta.
In 1940, at the early stages of World War II, he served in the Anglo-Saxon Department of the French Admiralty. On 17 November 1940, after the Second Armistice at Compiègne, he was given the rank of commander and posted to Marseille, where he oversaw the local merchant fleet. There, he joined a covert network of the French Resistance. In August 1941, he was assigned as deputy commandant of the Richelieu. In 1942, he was arrested by the Vichy security services and retired from the Navy, moving to Algeria. There, he assisted the Allied forces in the preparation of Operation Torch; he was one of those present in the Cherchell conference. Barjot joined the Free French Naval Forces. On 15 November 1943, he was promoted to Ship-of-the-line captain. After Operation Overlord, he was appointed deputy chief-of-staff for national defense in August 1944. He became a Counter admiral on 15 May 1945.
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