Roger Faulques

Roger "René" Faulques
Roger "René" Faulques
Nickname(s)	"L'homme aux milles vies" ("The Man of a Thousand Lives")
Born	14 December 1924; Zweibrücken, Weimar Germany
Died	6 December 2011 (aged 86); Nice, France
Allegiance	French Army
Service / branch	Foreign Legion
Years of service	1944–1964
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Platoon ranking students (PEG) of 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1er BEP)
Battles / wars	Second World War; First Indochina War Battle of Route Coloniale 4; ; Suez Crisis; Algerian War; Congo Crisis Siege of Jadotville; ; North Yemen Civil War; Nigerian Civil War;
Awards	Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre

Roger Louis Faulques (14 December 1924 – 6 November 2011)^[2], also known as René Faulques, was a French military officer and mercenary. A graduate of the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, he served as a paratrooper officer in the French Foreign Legion, and later as a mercenary in conflicts in Africa and the Middle East. He fought in the Second World War, the First Indochina War, the Suez Crisis, the Algerian War, the Congo Crisis, the North Yemen Civil War and the Nigerian Civil War. He is one of France's most decorated soldiers.

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^ "Décès du commandant Roger Faulques (Demise of Commandant Roger Faulques)". Le Figaro. 8 November 2011.