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| Gambiez was born in ], graduated from [[École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr| | Gambiez was born in ], graduated from [[École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr| | ||
| Saint Cyr]]. He served with the ] in Morocco before studying at the Superior War School in 1935. He was a captain in command of a company during the Battle of France. He commanded a Choc battalion in 1943 and took part in the fighting to liberate Corsica in 1944. | Saint Cyr]]. He served with the ] in Morocco before studying at the Superior War School in 1935. He was a captain in command of a company during the Battle of France. He commanded a Choc battalion in 1943 and took part in the fighting to liberate Corsica in 1944. Gambiez served as chief of staff to the French commander-in-chief ] during the ], including the Battle of Dien Bien Phu where one of his sons died. | ||
| He was promoted to Général de corps d’armée in 1958, he was arrested by the rebellious generals during the ]. He was commander of the Oran Corps in 1959, then Inspector General of the Infantry in 1960 and finally commander-in-chief of the French Army in Algeria in 1961. | He was promoted to Général de corps d’armée in 1958, he was arrested by the rebellious generals during the ]. He was commander of the Oran Corps in 1959, then Inspector General of the Infantry in 1960 and finally commander-in-chief of the French Army in Algeria in 1961. | ||
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Fernand Gambiez (27 February 1903 – 29 March 1989) was a French Army general and military historian, he fought in World War II and Algerian War, during the Algerian War he was commander-in-chief of the French Army in Algeria.
Gambiez was born in Lille, graduated from Saint Cyr. He served with the Foreign Legion in Morocco before studying at the Superior War School in 1935. He was a captain in command of a company during the Battle of France. He commanded a Choc battalion in 1943 and took part in the fighting to liberate Corsica in 1944. Gambiez served as chief of staff to the French commander-in-chief Henri Navarre during the First Indochina War, including the Battle of Dien Bien Phu where one of his sons died.
He was promoted to Général de corps d’armée in 1958, he was arrested by the rebellious generals during the May 1958 crisis. He was commander of the Oran Corps in 1959, then Inspector General of the Infantry in 1960 and finally commander-in-chief of the French Army in Algeria in 1961.
He is the director of the French military history commission from 1969 to 1989. He was also elected member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques in 1974.
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