Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1899
- Died
- 1984
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Indochine rouge
- Le procès de Raoul Salan
- Mémoires
- Mémoires, fin d'un empire
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Film & TV
Roquecourbe, France
Raoul Albin Louis Salan was a French Army general and the founder of the Organisation armée secrète, a clandestine terrorist organisation that sought to maintain French Algeria by preventing Algerian independence. He served as the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War.
Known for
- At War for Algeria — Self - French Military Officer (archive footage)2022
- 1958: Those Who Said No — Self (archive footage)2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Roquecourbe
- Place of death
- 5th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- Gallantry Cross
- Participant in
- WWII Axis collaboration in France
- Conflict
- Franco-Turkish War
- Military branch
- French Army
- Military rank
- army general
- Image
- Generaal Salan, Bestanddeelnr 909-5643.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1899-06-10
- date of death
- 1984-07-03
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Secret Army Organization
- Commons category
- Raoul Salan
- name in native language
- Raoul Salan
- place of burial
- Vichy
- archives at
- Defence Historical Service
- start of work period
- 1917-00-00
- nickname
- Le Chinois
- allegiance
- Secret Army Organization
- end of work period
- 1960-00-00
- writing language
- French
- birth name
- Raoul Albin Louis Salan
- penalty
- capital punishment in France
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