Alain de Boissieu (1914-2006) was a French general, Free French, Compagnon de la Libération, Army chief of staff (1971-1975) and son-in-law of general Charles de Gaulle. The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres in French) were French fighters who decided to go on fighting against Germany after the Fall of France and German occupation and to fight against Vichy France in World War II. General Charles de Gaulle was a member of the French Cabinet in... The Ordre de la Libération (Order of the Liberation) is a French Order (decoration) awarded to heroes of the Liberation of France during the Second World War. ... Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ) (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970), in France commonly referred to as le général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ...

Son of a French family coming from Forez and Lyon (de Boissieu), Alain de Boissieu was a pupil at École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (French military academy) in 1936 and Saumur (French cavalry school) in 1938. He was a cavalry officer during World War II and, with horses and sabre, made a successful charge (one of the last in cavalry history) against Germans troops on June 11th, 1940. Cadets parading in dress uniform A cadet in formal uniform The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, Special Military School of St Cyr) is the foremost French military academy. ... Saumur is a small city and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River, with an approximate population of 30,000 (in 2001). ... Kircholm, a 1925 painting by Wojciech Kossak. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union United States United Kingdom and others Axis Powers: Germany Japan Italy and others Commanders Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Winston Churchill Adolf Hitler Hideki Tojo Benito Mussolini Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military... Kircholm, a 1925 painting by Wojciech Kossak. ...

A prisoner of the Germans, he managed to escape to Russia in March 1941. But Stalin was, at this time, the ally of Hitler. So he was sent for a while to a Russian camp. Finally, when Germany attacked Russia, he joined general Charles de Gaulle and the Free French forces (FFL) in London. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ) (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970), in France commonly referred to as le général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ... The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres in French) were French fighters in World War II, who decided to continue fighting against Axis forces after the surrender of France and German occupation, following the call of General De Gaulle, and the de jure government (Free French Government) of France... FFL may refer to: Federal Firearms License Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres in French) ...

As a Free French, Alain de Boissieu was a membre of the military operations over Bayonne (Esater 1942) and Dieppe (Dieppe Raid, August 1942), in Madagascar and Djibouti with the FFL. He fought in the Battle of Normandy July 30, 1944 as an officer of the 2ème division blindée (French 2nd Division (World War II)) of general Philippe Leclerc, and was wounded on August 12. He fought for the Liberation of Paris (August 25, 1944). The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres in French) were French fighters who decided to go on fighting against Germany after the Fall of France and German occupation and to fight against Vichy France in World War II. General Charles de Gaulle was a member of the French Cabinet in... Dieppe is the name of several places and events: Dieppe, France (pop. ... Combatants Allied Powers Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B) Strength 326,000 (by June 11) Unknown, probably some 1,000,000 in France by early June, but split... Arms of the , the Second Armoured Division commanded by Lerclerc. ... Philippe de Hauteclocque, often known by his French resistance alias Leclerc (November 22, 1902 - November 28, 1947), was a Marshal of France. ... The Liberation of Paris in World War II took place in late August 1944 after the battle of Normandy. ...

In 1946, Alain de Boissieu married Élisabeth de Gaulle, the daughter of general Charles de Gaulle. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ) (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970), in France commonly referred to as le général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ...

He fought in Algeria (1956). On August 22, 1962, he was in the same car as his father-in-law during the terrorist attack of Petit-Clamart, when he saved the life of Charles de Gaulle. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ) (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970), in France commonly referred to as le général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ...

As a general, he commanded the French military academy of Saint-Cyr (École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr and of l'École militaire interarmes de Coëtquidan) (1964). Saint-Cyr can refer to: École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, a French military academy. ... Cadets parading in dress uniform A cadet in formal uniform The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, Special Military School of St Cyr) is the foremost French military academy. ...

He was army chief of staff (chef d'État-major de l'Armée de Terre)(1971-1975).

Alain de Boissieu became Grand Chancelier de la Légion d'Honneur and Chancelier de l'Ordre National du Mérite (1975-1981) and Chancelier de l'Ordre de la Libération (2002-2006). Chiang Kai-sheks Légion dhonneur. ... The Ordre de la Libération (Order of the Liberation) is a French Order (decoration) awarded to heroes of the Liberation of France during the Second World War. ...

Books by Alain de Boissieu

• "Pour Combattre avec de Gaulle (1940-1945)", Paris, 1981.
• "Pour servir le Général (1946-1970)", Paris, 1982.

Sources

• Biography in L'Ordre de la Libération : http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr_compagnon/112.html

• Wikipedia in french : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_de_Boissieu and [1]