20 Facts About Philippe Erulin

Philippe Louis Edme Marie Francois Erulin was a senior French military officer.

Philippe Erulin is best known as the Colonel Commandant of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2 REP, who directed the military intervention in Zaire during the Shaba II conflict against rebels of the Congolese National Liberation Front.

Philippe Erulin's regiment was the success in the Battle of Kolwezi which resulted in the rescuing of hostages who were held hostage by the FLNC rebels.

However, Erulin was later accused of having used torture during the Algeria War; an accusation that remains unsubstantiated and controversial.

Philippe Erulin came from a family of renowned officers and military traditions.

Philippe Erulin was killed in Indochina in 1951 at the head of Mobile Group 4 under the orders of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny who stated while presiding over pronouncing the Military Honours:.

Philippe Erulin was assigned to the 1 RCP from 1954 to 1959 first at Bone, then at Philippeville, with the rank of lieutenant.

Philippe Erulin served with the 1 RCP in the Algerian War and Operation Musketeer.

Philippe Erulin was wounded twice, once seriously, and was cited 4 times.

Philippe Erulin was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor at the age of 26.

Philippe Erulin participated in the Battle of Algiers in which his regiment was engaged in 1957.

Philippe Erulin was with Andre Charbonnier, one of the two officers that arrested Maurice Audin, Algerian militant communist whose party was engaged in the armed struggle with the FLN, on June 10,1957.

Philippe Erulin was assigned to the 6th company of the 153rd Motorized Infantry Regiment 153 RIM at Bone in Algeria and assumed command of the company on June 1,1962.

Philippe Erulin was promoted to the rank of chef de bataillon on July 1,1968.

Henri Alleg, a communist militant, director of Alger republicain, stopped right after Audin in the same operation, accused Charbonnier and Philippe Erulin of having tortured him under the orders of Captain Roger Faulques.

Philippe Erulin published in 1958 La Question, a testimony denouncing torture during the Algerian war of independence.

In 1978, the guest of the television broadcast Les Dossiers de l'ecran, Rene Andrieu, editor chief of L'Humanite, profited from the resounding of Operation Kolwezi, to accuse Philippe Erulin to have been the torturer of Henri Alleg, the latter, still insisting as mentioned in his book.

The family of Colonel Philippe Erulin launched accordingly several legal accusations while winning some.

On July 9,1976, Philipe Philippe Erulin assumed the command of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment at Calvi with the designated rank of Colonel.

Philipe Philippe Erulin was cited at the orders of the Armed forces, on July 17,1978:.