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Jacques Émile Massu (French pronunciation: [ʒak masy]; 5 May 1908 – 26 October 2002) was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Algerian War and the Suez Crisis. He led French troops in the Battle of Algiers, first supporting and later denouncing their use of torture.
Oct 31, 2002 · Gen. Jacques Massu, a soldier who late in life came to deplore and regret France's use of torture during his triumphant direction of the Battle of Algiers in 1957, died on Saturday at his home...
Oct 29, 2002 · Jacques Massu, 94, a retired general who led French forces to victory in the 1957 Battle of Algiers and later expressed regret for his part in torturing opponents in the independence war, died...
Oct 28, 2002 · Jacques Massu, 94, a retired general who led French forces to victory in the 1957 Battle of Algiers and later expressed regret for the torture of opponents in the independence war, died Oct. 26...
Civilian authorities gave full powers to General Jacques Massu who, operating outside legal frameworks between January and September 1957, eliminated the FLN from Algiers. The use of torture , forced disappearances and illegal executions by the French later caused controversy in France.
- Algiers, French Algeria
- French Victory
Nov 2, 2002 · General Jacques Massu, who died last weekend aged 94, was one of modern France's best-known military figures - involved in the liberation of Paris, the Suez crisis, and the French wars in...
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Mar 11, 2011 · In response the French governor general of Algeria, with the approval of France’s socialist Minister of Justice, Francois Mitterand, turned over the city to the military under French Indochina vet General Jacques Massu, commander of the 10th Parachute division.
