Pierre Segretain

Pierre Segrétain
Born	(1909-11-07)7 November 1909 Saint-Mihiel, France
Died	8 October 1950(1950-10-08) (aged 40) Mort pour la France Coc Xa, Vietnam
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	French Infantry French Foreign Legion French Airborne Foreign Airborne
Years of service	1930–1950
Rank	Legion Commandant,Chef de Bataillon
Unit	35th Infantry Regiment 1st Foreign Regiment 1^er RE 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2^ème REI 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6^ème REI 20th Colonial Infantry Regiment Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion RMLE 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment 1^er RCP 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1^er BEP
Commands held	1^er BEP (1948-1950) (I Formation) 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion
Battles/wars	World War II • Battle of France • Syria-Lebanon Campaign • Tunisia Campaign First Indochina War • Battle of Route Coloniale 4

8 October 1950(1950-10-08) (aged 40)
Mort pour la France

Pierre Côme André Segrétain (7 November 1909 – 8 October 1950) was a French infantry and airborne officer of the French Army and French Foreign Legion who fought in World War II and the First Indochina War, primarily in Foreign Legion units. He received command of the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1^er BEP) when the battalion was created in 1948 and led for two years in Indochina before being fatally wounded while leading his battalion during the Battle of Route Coloniale 4.

Pierre Segrétain was born in a French military family. His father was a colonel, his grandfather a division general of the French military engineers (French: ). Pierre passed 2 years of corniche (French: ) at the lycée Sainte Geneviève de Versailles before integrating École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1930.

Saint-Cyrien from Général Joseph Joffre promotion, Pierre was affected to the 35th Infantry Regiment at Belfort as platoon commander (lieutenant) then transmission officer. In May 1936, he volunteered for service in the 1st Foreign Regiment 1^er RE at Sidi-bel-Abbès; the Legion. Pierre got introduced to the battle campaigns of Algeria and Morocco with the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2^ème REI in 1938 and the 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6^ème REI in 1939.