Mohammed ben Mizzian | |
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محمد أمزيان | |
Minister of State | |
In office 1970–1975 | |
Moroccan Ambassador to Spain | |
In office 1966–1970 | |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 1964–1966 | |
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Born | Mohamed Belkacem Zahraoui Meziane 1 February 1897 Beni Ensar, Morocco |
Died | 1 May 1975 Madrid, Spain | (aged 78)
Children | 7, including Leïla Mezian |
Spouse | Fadela Amor |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch | |
Service years | 1913–1975 |
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Mohammed ben Mizzian (born as Mohammed Ameziane; 1 February 1897 – 1 May 1975) was a Moroccan marshal from Beni Ansar.
During the Spanish Civil War he commanded a section of the Regulares Indígenas troops, who formed the shock troops of the Nationalist Army. Their fierceness in combat made them highly feared among Spanish Republican Army ranks.[1] After holding many high military posts in Francoist Spain Mizzian reached the rank of Lieutenant General of the Spanish Army.
Summoned by King Mohammed V, in 1957 he moved to Morocco following the independence of the country. In 1970, he was made a Field Marshal and is the only person to have ever held that title in the Moroccan Army.