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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.
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...
- Early Life
- World War II
- Indochina
- Egypt
- Algeria
- Later Life
- Decorations
- Quotations
- Bibliography
- Further Reading
Jacques Massu was born in Châlons-sur-Marne to a family of military officers; his father was an artillery officer. He studied successively at Saint-Louis de Gonzague in Paris, the Free College of Gien (1919–1925) and Prytanée National Militaire (1926–1928). He then entered Saint-Cyr and graduated in 1930 as a second lieutenant in the promotion clas...
He was serving in Africa when World War II broke out, and joined the Free French Forces. He took part in the battle of Fezzan with the armoured troops of General Leclerc. In 1941, he was in charge of the bataillon de marche du Tchad. He served as a lieutenant-colonel in the 2nd Armored Division(2e DB) until the end of the war.
In September 1945, he landed in Saigon and took part in the retaking of the city and of the South of Indochina.
In 1956, the 10th Parachute Division was sent in Egypt to take back the Suez canal during the Suez crisis.
A Brigadier General in June 1955, Massu commanded the groupe parachutiste d'intervention and from 1956 the 10e Division parachutiste. (Grando and Valynseele). France sent Massu and his division to Algeria in response to a wave of armed attacks and terrorist bombings coordinated by Algerian FLN. (Codevilla and Seabury). Massu ultimately won the Batt...
After his criticism of the policy of de Gaulle in 1960, Massu was fired from his positions of military governor of Algiers. In 1962 he became military governor of Metz and of the Sixth military region in France. He was promoted to général de corps d'armée (4 stars) in 1963. In March 1966, he became général d'armée (5 stars) and was made chief of th...
"Give me two divisions and tomorrow, you can take your breakfast on the boulevard Saint Germain" (to De Gaulle, about May '68)"I am a soldier, I obey"Charles de Gaulle : "So, Massu, still that stupid?"Codevilla, Angelo and Seabury, Paul. War: Ends and Means, Second Edition. Virginia: Potomac Books, 2006.Grando, Denis and Valynseele, Joseph. À la découverte de leurs racines. Paris: L'Intermédiaire des Chercheurs et Curieux, 1988.Aussaresses, General Paul, The Battle of the Casbah: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Algeria, 1955-1957. New York: Enigma Books, 2010. 978-1-929631-30-8.
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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...
