List of Famous people with last name Bigeard

Marcel Bigeard

Marcel Maurice Bigeard
First Name Marcel
Last Name Bigeard
Born on February 14, 1916
Died on June 18, 2010 (aged 94)
Born in France, Grand Est

Marcel "Bruno" Bigeard was a French military officer who fought in World War II, Indochina and Algeria. He was one of the commanders in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and is thought by many to have been a dominating influence on French 'unconventional' warfare thinking from that time onwards. He was one of the most decorated soldiers in France, and is particularly noteworthy because of his rise from being a regular soldier in 1936 to ultimately finishing his career in 1976 as a Lieutenant General. A former member of the French Resistance, he is associated mainly with the wars in Indochina and Algeria.

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