Jacques Lefort was a General de corps d'armee of the French Army and Commandant of the Foreign Legion.
24 Facts About Jacques Lefort
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Jacques Lefort was promoted to the rank of Sous-lieutenant on October 1,1935, and rejoined the instruction company of cadres of the 1st Foreign Regiment 1 RE at Sidi bel Abbes.
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Jacques Lefort was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on October 1,1937, and assumed the provisionary command of the company, from September 30 to November 1, before being nominated as number one platoon director at Ksar es Souk, on November 5,1937.
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Jacques Lefort was assigned the Mountain Groupment Type of the Legion on February 29,1940.
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Jacques Lefort disembarked for Norway on April 22,1940, with his unit, which became the 13 DBLME on May 1.
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Jacques Lefort distinguished himself at the disembarking of Bjervik, at the head of a motorcycle platoon and at Narvik where he was burned at front face while destroying a stock of enemy mines.
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Jacques Lefort was placed on Armistice leave on September 4,1941, however joined the 7th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment at Meknes, as of September 24.
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Jacques Lefort assumed the commandment of the 1st platoon of unit of tradition of the 1st Choc Battalion at Staoueli, on October 30,1943, then that of the 2nd company of the battalion stationed in Corsica, on December 25,1943.
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Jacques Lefort was promoted to Chef de bataillon on June 25,1945.
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Jacques Lefort was wounded by a bomb blast in the right knee, at Melsheim, on January 30,1945.
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Jacques Lefort was promoted to the rank of Officier of the Legion of Honour, on July 15,1945.
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Jacques Lefort was placed in hors cadre position, on June 15,1951.
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Jacques Lefort was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel on April 2,1954.
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Jacques Lefort assumed the function of CEM of the commandment of TAP at Paris on December 5,1955.
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Jacques Lefort was cited at the orders of the Division with Croix de guerre des TOE.
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Jacques Lefort participated as well to a mission of maintaining order in Mauritania, from December 1956 to March 22,1957.
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Jacques Lefort was promoted to Commandeur of the order of the Legion of Honour, on July 12,1956.
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Jacques Lefort then served at the general staff headquarters of the Minister of Defense as of November 1957.
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Jacques Lefort was promoted to the rank of colonel, on March 31,1958.
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Jacques Lefort was then designated to the commandment of the Saharan Zone East at Ouargla, which he rejoined on May 16,1961.
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Jacques Lefort was elevated to the dignity of Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor, on July 14,1965.
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Jacques Lefort was promoted to General de division in June 1969.
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Jacques Lefort then assumed command of the 1st Army Corps, on February 13,1972.
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General de corps d'armee Jacques Lefort died on June 7,1974.