Roger Faulques

Roger "René" Faulques
Nickname(s)"L'homme aux milles vies" ("The Man of a Thousand Lives")[1]
Born14 December 1924
Zweibrücken, Weimar Germany
Died6 December 2011(2011-12-06) (aged 86)
Nice, France
AllegianceFrance French Army
Service/branchForeign Legion
Years of service1944–1964
RankColonel
Commands heldPlatoon ranking students (PEG) of 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1er BEP)
Battles/warsWorld War II
First Indochina War

Suez Crisis
Algerian War
Congo Crisis

North Yemen Civil War
Nigerian Civil War
AwardsLegion of Honour, Croix de Guerre

Roger Louis Faulques (14 December 1924 – 6 November 2011)[2] a.k.a. René Faulques, was a French Army Colonel, a graduate of the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, a paratrooper officer of the French Foreign Legion, and a mercenary. He fought in World War II, 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Le Point was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Décès du commandant Roger Faulques (Demise of Commandant Roger Faulques)". Le Figaro. 8 November 2011.