Paul Gardy was General de brigade of the French Army and Commandant of the Foreign Legion in 1951 and 1958.
12 Facts About Paul Gardy
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Paul Gardy distinguished himself notably during mounting the defensive of the citadel of Rashaya.
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In June 1929, lieutenant Paul Gardy passed to the 3rd squadron with whom he redeployed to Morocco, Rich circle.
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Paul Gardy was later detached to the 37th Aviation Regiment, at the squadron of Ouarzazate, with whom he operated in Central Atlas, Sagho and Draa.
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Paul Gardy joined quickly North Africa where he was assigned to the 4th Tunisian Saphis Regiment.
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Paul Gardy was then designated as chief of the bureau of the 1 DB as of July 1943.
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Paul Gardy was designated accordingly as commandant of the subdivision of Tours.
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Paul Gardy received the commandeur degree of the Legion d'honneur.
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Paul Gardy participated the preparation and realization of the 1961 general's putsch and joined general Raoul Salan at the corps of the Organisation armee secrete and took charge of the region of Alger then Oran where he remained until the end of June 1962.
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General Paul Gardy was condemned in absentia on 11 July 1961.
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Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour, General Paul Gardy died in a car accident in Oliveros, Santa Fe in 1975.
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Paul Gardy's car swerved and then collided with a train.