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Pierre Darmuzai

Pierre Darmuzai
Born January 4, 1915
France
Allegiance  France
Service/branch French Army
Flag of legion.svg French Foreign Legion
Years of service 1933 - 1972
Rank Général
Commands held 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1er BEP
3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3e BEP
3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment 3e REP
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP
Technical Inspection of the Foreign Legion
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Battles/wars World War II
Indochina War
Algerian War

Pierre Darmuzai was a French Général who served an entire career in the formation of the Parachute Battalions and Regiments BEPs and REPs of the French Foreign Legion.

In 1928, he entered the troop enfant school (French: école des enfants de troupes), then another troop enfant school, on October 1, 1932. He subscribed accordingly an engagement at the title of the metropolis infantry to serve the 57th Infantry Regiment (French: 57e Régiment d'Infanterie), on January 4, 1933. Following his instruction, he joined the 2nd company on August 14. He was nominated to the rank of sergent on April 1, 1936. He was sent to the infantry and tank school at Saint-Maixent on October 1, 1937, in quality of an active officer. He was nominated to the rank of sous-lieutenant on September 15, 1938. At his sortie, he was at the disposition of the mobilizing center of Bourges, then integrated into the particular general staff headquarters of the infantry, on October 1, 1938. On May 1, 1939, he passed to the support company of the 71st Infantry Regiment (French: 57e Régiment d'Infanterie) in quality of a section chief. During the declaration of war, he was in Ardennes with his unit, then in Sarre in December. He was detached to the infantry center of instruction, on February 1, 1940, and served on the Swiss frontier in May 1940 then in the Aisne. His regiment became the 71st Alpine Infantry Regiment (French: 71e Régiment d'Infanterie Alpine), and passed to the 3rd company on May 10, 1940. Wounded by a bullet in the right thigh at Venizelle, on June 7, 1940, he was evacuated. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on June 25. At his sortie, he was integrated in the armistice army at the 26th Infantry Regiment (French: 26e Régiment d'Infanterie), on August 15, 1941, the passed to the 10th company of the 3rd battalion of the 26th Infantry Regiment.


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