Jean Brette
 Jean Brette |
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| Born | June 23, 1929 France |
| Allegiance |
 France |
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French Army French Foreign Legion
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| Years of service | 1949 - 1989 |
| Rank | Général de corps d'armée |
| Commands held | 51st Infantry Regiment 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP 64e DMT 11th Parachute Division 11e DP 44e DMT Deputy Chief EMA Commander-in-chief FFA 2nd Army Corps |
Jean Brette was a Général de corps d'armée of the French Army, who served in the French Foreign Legion and was the regimental commander of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP in 1974.
Jean volunteered for eight years at the title of ESMIA, he integrated the promotion "Garigliano" and joined the 5e BCP in Germany on October 1, 1949. In reason of his excellent performance allure, he was nominated as a Caporal-chef on February 1, 1950, the to the rank of Sergent on April 1. Nominated to the rank of sous-lieutenant, he joined the infantry application school on October 1, 1951. Following, he was assigned to the Legion and disembarked in North Africa in quality as section chief at the 1st company of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Foreign Regiment 1e RE, On October 10, 1952. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on October 1, 1953. He participated to the operations of maintaining order with 2e BM/1st Foreign Infantry Regiment 1e REI, at Berkane in Morocco from August 19 to August 28, 1953.
Destined to served in the Far East (French: Extrême-Orient), he disembarked in Saigon. Assigned to the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 13e DBLE, he served successively in the 2nd Battalion on November 17, in the 2nd company of bennes trucks (CCB) as of December 11, a unit which he received the provisionary commandment on December 25, then passed to the cannon section without recoil of the 6th company, on January 25, 1954, in quality as a section chief. He then served in the general staff headquarters of the regiment as a reconnaissance artillery officer in June before being detached to the transport group 516, in August. Hen then received the commandment of the 2nd Battalion of the CCB, on November 1. During his tour deployment, he distinguished capability on February 7, 1954 at Phu Lao and on March 25, at Xa-Dong Tang and Truc-Dong in North of Vietnam. Repatriated at the end of deployment, he disembarked in Marseille on May 27, 1955. Following his end of tour leave, he joined the 2nd battalion of the 13e DBLE at Zeralda in Algeria, on August 9 to occupy the functions of ordinary officer, transmission officer and security assistant (French: adjoint) officer, a duty in assignment in which he distinguished himself Touount in the Nemencha, on February 15, 1957. He then followed the courses at the subversive war center of Philippeville.
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