Jules Gaucher
French army officer (1905–1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jules Gaucher (13 September 1905 – 13 March 1954) was a French Army officer noted for his command of Foreign Legion troops in Indochina. Described as a "burly, hard-drinking veteran of years of jungle fighting, with a nose like an axe-blade and a mouth like its cut", Gaucher was a popular commander among the Legion, known as 'the Old Man' to his troops.[1] He was killed at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
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Jules Gaucher | |
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Nickname(s) | The Old Man |
Born | (1905-09-13)13 September 1905 Bourges, France |
Died | 13 March 1954(1954-03-13) (aged 48) Điện Biên Phủ, Democratic Republic of Vietnam |
Allegiance | France |
Service/ | French Army |
Years of service | 1929–1954 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commands held | 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade Groupe Mobile 9 |
Battles/wars | Franco-Thai War World War II First Indochina War *Battle of Hòa Bình *Battle of Dien Bien Phu † |
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