Raymond Delange

Raymond Delange (21 January 1898 – 14 May 1976) was a French Army general. He was a veteran of World War I, World War II and the Algerian War. He was made a Companion of the Liberation for his World War II service.

Raymond Delange
Born(1898-01-21)21 January 1898
Jouars-Pontchartrain, Yvelines, France
Died14 May 1976(1976-05-14) (aged 78)
Paris, France
Allegiance France
 Free France
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1917–1958
RankGeneral
AwardsLegion of Honour
Order of the Liberation
Croix de Guerre
Cross for Military Valour
Colonial Medal
Resistance Medal
Distinguished Service Cross

Early life

Raymond Delange was born on 21 January 1898.[1] His father was an investor while his mother was a midwife.[1]

Career

Delange joined the French Army during World War I in April 1917.[1] He joined the Troupes coloniales and served in Tonkin, French Indochina, Tunisia and Morocco.[1] From 1935 to 1940, he served in Sudan, Mauritania, Senegal and Chad.[1] In 1940, during World War II, he joined the Free French Forces in the French Equatorial Africa.[1] In 1943, he served as "the governor and military leader" of the Fezzan, the southwestern part of Libya.[2] He later fought in France.[1] He subsequently served in Tunisia and French Indochina.[1] He was a general in French Algeria from 1955 to 1958, during the Algerian War.[1] He retired in 1958.[1]

Delande received the Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour, the Cross for Military Valour, the Croix de Guerre, the Resistance Medal and the Colonial Medal.[1] Additionally, he was made a Companion of the Liberation for his World War II service.[1] He also received the Distinguished Service Cross from the United States Army.[3]

Death

Delange died on 14 May 1976.[1] He was buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery.[1]

References
  1. "RAYMOND DELANGE". Order of Liberation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. Jennings, Eric T. (2015). French Africa in World War II: The African Resistance. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 133. ISBN 9781107048485. OCLC 905419549.
  3. "Raymond Delange". Military Times. Retrieved 11 February 2017.



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