Marcel Carpentier

Marcel Carpentier
Marcel Carpentier
Born 2 March 1895 (1895-03-02)
Marseille, France
Died 14 September 1977 (1977-09-15)
Mettray, France
Allegiance France
Service/branch French Army
Years of service 1914-1956
Rank Général d'Armée
Commands held 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division
French Far East Expeditionary Corps
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
First Indochina War
Awards Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor

Marcel Maurice Carpentier (2 March 1895 – 14 September 1977) was a French Army general who served in World War I, World War II and First Indochina War.

Born on 2 March 1895 in Marseille , he was the eldest son in his family. He studied at the School of St Cyr. In 1937 he was Chef d'état-major (chief of staff) of the Commandant supérieur of Levantine Troops. From 1940-1941 he served under Jean de Lattre de Tassigny as chief of staff of the commander in chief of North Africa at the headquarters of Vichy French forces in Tunisia. In 1942 Carpentier joined General Charles de Gaulle's Free French forces, becoming chief of staff of the French Expeditionary Corps in 1943. He continued in this post until 1944, when he became Commander of the 2nd Moroccan Division, with which he served until 1945.

After World War II he was in charge of France's 15 military region and was appointed Commandant supérieur of Tunisian Troops in 1946. He was made Grand Officer of the French Legion of Honor in 1947.

In 1949 he was appointed commander-in-chief of French Union forces in Indochina, but in 1950 he was replaced by de Lattre. Carpentier then returned to Europe to become chief of staff assigned to NATO in 1951, serving there until 1952. In 1956 he was appointed Inspector General of Infantry, eventually retiring as Commander in Chief of NATO for Central Europe.



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