Guy Le Borgne

Guy Le Borgne
Nickname(s)Guy Le Zachmeur (Resistance alias)
Born6 January 1920
Rennes, France
Died12 December 2007(2007-12-12) (aged 87)
Paris, France
AllegianceFrance
Service/branchFrench Army/Marine Troops
Years of service1940-1980
RankGénéral de corps d'armée
Commands8e GCP
3e RPIMa
11th Parachute Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
*Operation Amherst
First Indochina War
Algerian War
AwardsGrand Officer of the Légion d'honneur
Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Military Cross (UK)
Other workPresident of the Confédération nationale des associations parachutistes

Guy Le Borgne (6 January 1920 – 12 December 2007) was a French Army general that fought in World War II, First Indochina War and Algerian War. He commanded several paratroop units during his career and was military governor of Lyon.[1]

  1. ^ "Biographie Guy Le borgne Général de corps d'armée (C.R.), Artiste peintre". www.whoswho.fr. Retrieved 2023-12-14.