Erwan Bergot

Erwan Bergot (born January 27, 1930 in Bordeaux , Gironde department , † May 1, 1993 in Paris ) was a French officer and writer.

Life

Bergot was of Breton descent. He completed his school days at a Jesuit college and then immediately joined the army. He served in the 11th regiment parachutiste de choc ( Algeria ) and was later transferred to the 6e battalion de parachutistes coloniaux ( Indochina ).

Bergot was captured by the Việt Minh, but escaped injured. Under the orders of Marcel Bigeard , Bergot u. a. at the battle of Dien Bien Phu .

In 1962, back in France, Bergot was entrusted with the management of a magazine for the French army . During this time he also began writing for this magazine. He also tried his hand at larger works and was able to successfully debut as a writer in 1964 with Deuxième classe à Dien-Bien-Phu .

Erwan Bergot died on May 1, 1993 at the age of 63 in Paris, where he found his final resting place.

Honors (selection)

• Commander of the Legion of Honor
• Croix de la Valeur militaire
• Croix du Combattant
• 1984 Prix ​​Claude-Farrère
• The literary prize Prix ​​littéraire de l'armée de Terre - Erwan Bergot was donated in his honor in 1995

Works (selection)

Fiction

• Sud lointain . Presses de la Cité, Paris 1990/91

1. Le courier de Saïgon . 1990
2. La rivière des parfums . 1990
3. Le maître de Baotan . 1991

• Les sentiers de la guerre . Presses de la Cité, Paris 1981/83

1. Les sentiers de la guerre . 1981.
2. Frères d'ames . 1982.
3. Le flambeau . 1982.

• The little suns. Roman ( Les petits soleils , 1967). Hestia-Verlag, Bayreuth 1968.

Non-fiction

• La Legion . Balland, Paris 1972.
• Le regiment de marche de la Legion . Presses de la Cité, Paris 1984.
• Bigeard . Perrin, Paris 1988.
• Indochine 1951. L'année de Lattre . Paris 1980
• La coloniale du rif au Tchad. 1925-1980 . Presses de la Cité, Paris 1982.
• Vandenberghe. Le priate you delta . Balland, Paris 1973.