Raymond Delange | |
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Born | Jouars-Pontchartrain, Yvelines, France | 21 January 1898
Died | 14 May 1976 Paris, France | (aged 78)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1917–1958 |
Rank | General |
Awards |
Legion of Honour Order of the Liberation Croix de Guerre Cross for Military Valour Colonial Medal Resistance Medal Distinguished Service Cross |
Raymond Delange (21 January 1898 – 14 May 1976) was a French Army general. He was a veteran of World War I, World War II and the Algerian War. He was made a Companion of the Liberation for his World War II service.
Raymond Delange was born on 21 January 1898. [1] His father was an investor while his mother was a midwife. [1]
Delange joined the French Army during World War I in April 1917. [1] He joined the Troupes coloniales and served in Tonkin, French Indochina, Tunisia and Morocco. [1] From 1935 to 1940, he served in Sudan, Mauritania, Senegal and Chad. [1] In 1940, during World War II, he joined the Free French Forces in the French Equatorial Africa. [1] In 1943, he served as "the governor and military leader" of the Fezzan, the southwestern part of Libya. [2] He later fought in France. [1] He subsequently served in Tunisia and French Indochina. [1] He was a general in French Algeria from 1955 to 1958, during the Algerian War. [1] He retired in 1958. [1]
Delande received the Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour, the Cross for Military Valour, the Croix de Guerre, the Resistance Medal and the Colonial Medal. [1] Additionally, he was made a Companion of the Liberation for his World War II service. [1] He also received the Distinguished Service Cross from the United States Army. [3]
Delange died on 14 May 1976. [1] He was buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery. [1]
Raymond Delange | |
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Born | Jouars-Pontchartrain, Yvelines, France | 21 January 1898
Died | 14 May 1976 Paris, France | (aged 78)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1917–1958 |
Rank | General |
Awards |
Legion of Honour Order of the Liberation Croix de Guerre Cross for Military Valour Colonial Medal Resistance Medal Distinguished Service Cross |
Raymond Delange (21 January 1898 – 14 May 1976) was a French Army general. He was a veteran of World War I, World War II and the Algerian War. He was made a Companion of the Liberation for his World War II service.
Raymond Delange was born on 21 January 1898. [1] His father was an investor while his mother was a midwife. [1]
Delange joined the French Army during World War I in April 1917. [1] He joined the Troupes coloniales and served in Tonkin, French Indochina, Tunisia and Morocco. [1] From 1935 to 1940, he served in Sudan, Mauritania, Senegal and Chad. [1] In 1940, during World War II, he joined the Free French Forces in the French Equatorial Africa. [1] In 1943, he served as "the governor and military leader" of the Fezzan, the southwestern part of Libya. [2] He later fought in France. [1] He subsequently served in Tunisia and French Indochina. [1] He was a general in French Algeria from 1955 to 1958, during the Algerian War. [1] He retired in 1958. [1]
Delande received the Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour, the Cross for Military Valour, the Croix de Guerre, the Resistance Medal and the Colonial Medal. [1] Additionally, he was made a Companion of the Liberation for his World War II service. [1] He also received the Distinguished Service Cross from the United States Army. [3]
Delange died on 14 May 1976. [1] He was buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery. [1]