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'''André Lalande''' (26 May 1913 – 19 October 1995) was an officer in the [[Chasseurs Alpins]] and in the [[French Foreign Legion]].


'''André Lalande''' (26 May 1913 – 19 October 1995) was a [[French Army]] officer and general in the [[Chasseurs Alpins]] and [[French Foreign Legion]]. He fought during the [[World War II]] at the heart of the [[Free French Forces]], then in [[First Indochina War|Indochina]] and [[Algerian War|Algeria]].
He was a Breton who studied at the French military academy, the [[École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr]] from 1931 to 1933 and was posted 2nd Lieutenant at [[Fortifications of Metz|Metz]].


== Military career ==
In 1937 he requested a transfer to the 6th Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (6e BCA); with this unit he fought at the [[Battle of Narvik]] in April–June 1940, where he was wounded. In 1942, this service was awarded the ''Krigskorset med Sverd'' or [[Norwegian War Cross with Sword]].


A graduate of [[École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr]], promotion of ''Tafilalet'' 1931–1933, he was assigned as a [[Ranks in the French Army|sous-lieutenant]] at Metz.
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After the [[Battle of France]], Lalande joined the [[Free French]]. In October 1941 he was posted to [[Beirut]] where he joined the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e DBLE). With this unit he fought in the [[Battle of Bir Hakeim]] in May 1942 and the [[Second Battle of El Alamein]], where he was again wounded.


In 1937, following his request, he was assigned to the 6th Alpins Chasseurs Battalion ({{lang-fr|[[:fr:6e bataillon de chasseurs alpins|6<sup>e</sup> Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins, BCA]]}}). The unit was combat engaged in [[Norway]] during the [[Battle of Narvik]] from April to June 1940, where he was [[wounded in action|wounded]].
He was promoted head of the 3rd battalion in June 1943. His unit was attached to the 1st Free French Division and took part in the assault on the [[Gustav Line]] in Italy in Spring 1944, [[Operation Dragoon]] (the Allied invasion of southern France) in August 1944, the battles on the German frontier in Alsace in the winter of 1944–1945, and in the capture of the last German holdouts in the Alps in April 1945.


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Since July 1940 and during the war, Lalande joined the [[Free French Forces]]. In December 1941, he was assigned to the [[13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion]] 13<sup>e</sup> DBLE garrisoned in [[Beirut]]. It was with this unit that he combat engaged to the [[Battle of Bir Hakeim]] in May 1942, a battle during which he was wounded in action again.
Following World War II, Lalande volunteered to serve in the [[First Indochina War]]. Promoted to colonel of the [[3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment]], he fought at the [[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]] in 1954, where he was in charge of the "Isabelle" strongpoint. Lalande was captured when the position fell on May 7, 1954 and spent five months in a [[Viet Minh]] prison camp.


Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Army|Chef de Battaillon]] in June 1943 of the war, he assumed command of the [[French Foreign Legion|1st Battalion]] of the ''[[13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion|phalange magnifique]]''. His unit was part of [[1st Free French Division]] and partook to the assault against the Gustave line in Italy in the spring of 1944, as well as to the [[Operation Dragoon|disembarking in Provence]] in August 1944. He then participated to the Battle of Alsace ({{lang-fr|[[:fr:Bataille d'Alsace|batailles en Alsace]]}}) in the Alpes in April 1945.
He fought in the [[Algerian War]] and was promoted to brigadier general in 1961.

At the issue of [[World War II]], following an assignment post attached to the cabinet of the [[Minister of Defence (France)|Minister of the Armies]], and a promotion to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, he volunteered to serve in French Indochina during the [[Indochina War]]. Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Army|colonel]], he assumed command of the [[3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment]] 3<sup>e</sup> REI and participated to the [[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]] in 1954. He was responsible then for the support point "Isabelle". Lalande was captured after the fall of entrenched camp on May 7, 1954, and spent 5 months in captivity.

He joined there after, from 1955 to December 1958, the French delegation's permanent group of [[NATO]] to the U.S.

He participated then to the [[Algerian War]], first as chef d'état-major of 19th Military Region in Algiers, then as chief of the sector of Tiaret from May 1958 to October 1960.

Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Army|général de brigade]] in 1961, he assumed command of the 1st intervention Brigade in Algeria and in Tunisia, where he partook to the [[Bizerte crisis|battle of Bizerte]].

After having occupied the post of commandant inspector of the [[French Army Light Aviation]], he assumed command of the [[11th Parachute Brigade (France)|11th Parachute Division]] [[List of French paratrooper units|11<Sup>e</sup> DP]] at Pau.

In June 1966, he was promoted to [[Ranks in the French Army|général de division]]. In July of the next year, he assumed the functions of the [[Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic]]. In 1969, he became the military governor of Lyon and commandant of the 5th Military Region. On March 1, 1970, he was promoted to the rank of [[Ranks in the French Army|général de corps d'armée]].


==Decorations==
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*[[Norwegian War Cross with Sword]]
*[[Norwegian War Cross with Sword]]


==References==
== Legacy==
=== Homages ===
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* [http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr_compagnon/543.html Biography of André Lalande]
*The 183rd promotion of [[École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr|Saint-Cyr]] (1996–1999) bears his name.

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090426015701/http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr_compagnon/543.html Biography of André Lalande]

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Latest revision as of 20:52, 18 April 2024

This article is about the French Army officer. For the French philosopher, see André Lalande (philosopher).
André Lalande
Born26 May 1913
Rennes, France
Died19 October 1995(1995-10-19) (aged 82)
Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Allegiance France
Service/branchFrench Army
Chasseurs Alpins
French Foreign Legion
Years of service1931–1973
RankGénéral de corps d'armée
Commands held3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
French Army Light Aviation
11th Light Intervention Division
Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic
Battles/warsWorld War II
*Battle of Narvik
*Battle of Bir Hakeim
*disembarking in Provence
*Battle of Alsace
First Indochina War
*Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Algerian War
AwardsGrand officier de la Légion d'honneur
Compagnon de la Libération
Médaille de la Résistance
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Croix de guerre des TOE
Croix de la Valeur militaire

André Lalande (26 May 1913 – 19 October 1995) was a French Army officer and general in the Chasseurs Alpins and French Foreign Legion. He fought during the World War II at the heart of the Free French Forces, then in Indochina and Algeria.

Military career[edit]

A graduate of École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, promotion of Tafilalet 1931–1933, he was assigned as a sous-lieutenant at Metz.

In 1937, following his request, he was assigned to the 6th Alpins Chasseurs Battalion (French: 6e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins, BCA). The unit was combat engaged in Norway during the Battle of Narvik from April to June 1940, where he was wounded.

Since July 1940 and during the war, Lalande joined the Free French Forces. In December 1941, he was assigned to the 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion 13e DBLE garrisoned in Beirut. It was with this unit that he combat engaged to the Battle of Bir Hakeim in May 1942, a battle during which he was wounded in action again.

Promoted to Chef de Battaillon in June 1943 of the war, he assumed command of the 1st Battalion of the phalange magnifique. His unit was part of 1st Free French Division and partook to the assault against the Gustave line in Italy in the spring of 1944, as well as to the disembarking in Provence in August 1944. He then participated to the Battle of Alsace (French: batailles en Alsace) in the Alpes in April 1945.

At the issue of World War II, following an assignment post attached to the cabinet of the Minister of the Armies, and a promotion to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, he volunteered to serve in French Indochina during the Indochina War. Promoted to colonel, he assumed command of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3e REI and participated to the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. He was responsible then for the support point "Isabelle". Lalande was captured after the fall of entrenched camp on May 7, 1954, and spent 5 months in captivity.

He joined there after, from 1955 to December 1958, the French delegation's permanent group of NATO to the U.S.

He participated then to the Algerian War, first as chef d'état-major of 19th Military Region in Algiers, then as chief of the sector of Tiaret from May 1958 to October 1960.

Promoted to général de brigade in 1961, he assumed command of the 1st intervention Brigade in Algeria and in Tunisia, where he partook to the battle of Bizerte.

After having occupied the post of commandant inspector of the French Army Light Aviation, he assumed command of the 11th Parachute Division 11e DP at Pau.

In June 1966, he was promoted to général de division. In July of the next year, he assumed the functions of the Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic. In 1969, he became the military governor of Lyon and commandant of the 5th Military Region. On March 1, 1970, he was promoted to the rank of général de corps d'armée.

Decorations[edit]

Legacy[edit]

Homages[edit]

  • The 183rd promotion of Saint-Cyr (1996–1999) bears his name.

External links[edit]

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