Jean-Louis Georgelin

Jean -Louis Georgelin ( born August 30, 1948 in Aspet, Haute -Garonne ) is a French Général d' Armée (5- star general ). He was on 4 October 2006 to 25 February 2010, Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces ( Chef d' état ​​-major of Armées, CEMA ).

Military career

From 1958 Georgelin attended the Military Academy Prytanée national militaire in La Flèche, 1967, he joined the military academy Saint- Cyr. Georgelin 1970 was used as a second lieutenant in 9ème régiment de chasseurs parachutistes (9th Parachute Regiment). 1973 to 1976 he was responsible for the non-commissioned officer training at the Ecole d'application de l' infantry in Montpellier. From 1976 he was a captain in the 153e Régiment d' Infantry ( 153 mechanized infantry regiment ) used in Mutzig. He was released a year used in military intelligence before he was appointed advisor to the Chief of Staff of the French Army. As a Major, he attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and then the École Supérieure de Guerre in Paris. 1985 to 1988 he was a lieutenant colonel at the Military School of Saint- Cyr. After that, he was chief financial officer at the General Chief of Staff of the Army. From 1991, he was, until its dissolution in 1993, commander of the 153rd Infantry Regiment in Mutzig. After that, he was an advisor to the General Staff and the Cabinet of the Prime Minister from 1994 to 1997. In 1997 he was appointed deputy commander of the 11ème division parachutiste ( 11 Paratrooper Brigade ) promoted to brigadier general and was from 1998 to 2002 the General Staff of the Army to. In August 2000 he was promoted to major general and lieutenant general in October 2002. From 25 October 2002 to 4 October 2006 was a Georgelin Chief of Staff by President Jacques Chirac. During this time he was promoted to General on 3 October 2003. From 4 October 2006 to 25 February 2010, he was Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces.

On 9 June 2010, Jean -Louis Georgelin, appointed on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers to the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour.

Awards

  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
  • Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite
  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Merit
  • Commander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
  • Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
  • Grand Officer of the Order of St. Charles (2011)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Avis (2006)
  • Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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