Field marshal Mohammed Meziane | |
|---|---|
| محمد أمزيان | |
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| Minister of State | |
| In office 1970–1975 | |
| Moroccan Ambassador to Spain | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| In office 1964–1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamed Belkacem Zahraoui Meziane 1 February 1897 Beni Ensar, Sultanate of Morocco |
| Died | 1 May 1975 (aged 78) Madrid, Spain |
| Children | 7, including Leïla Mezian |
| Awards | Order of Military Merit Order of Saint Ferdinand Military Medal Suffering for the Motherland (Morocco) |
| Spouse | Fadela Amor |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Spain (1913–1931) Second Spanish Republic(1931–1936)  Francoist Spain (1936–1957) Morocco(1957–1975) |
| Branch/service |  Spanish Army Royal Moroccan Army |
| Years of service | 1913–1975 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General (Spain) Field Marshal (Morocco) |
| Battles/wars | Rif War Spanish Civil War Rif revolt Sand War |
Mohammed ben Mizzian (also rendered Meziane and born Mohammed Ameziane; 1 February 1897 – 1 May 1975) was a Moroccan senior military officer and prominent military figure in Francoist Spain and Morocco.
During the Spanish Civil War he commanded a unit of the Regulares Indígenas (Indigenous Regular Forces) troops, who formed the shock troops of the Nationalist faction. 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, he returned to Morocco in 1957 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.
- ^ Jose Bueno, Los Regulares, ISBN 8486629233