26 October 2002(2002-10-26) (aged 94) Conflans-sur-Loing, France
Allegiance
France Free French Forces
Service/branch
French Army
Years of service
1928–1969
Rank
Général d'armée
Commands held
10th Parachute Division (France) French forces in Germany
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of Normandy
Liberation of Paris
Battle of Dompaire
First Indochina War
Algerian War
Battle of Algiers
Battle of Bouzegza
Battle of Ouled Bouachra
Suez Crisis
Awards
Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur Companion of the Liberation Distinguished Service Order (UK)
Jacques Émile Massu (French pronunciation:[ʒakmasy]; 5 May 1908 – 26 October 2002) was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Algerian War and the Suez crisis. He led French troops in the Battle of Algiers, first supporting and later denouncing their use of torture.
Jacques Émile Massu (French pronunciation: [ʒak masy]; 5 May 1908 – 26 October 2002) was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina...
philosopher Jacques Marquette (1637–1675), French explorer, led first European expedition to the northern Mississippi River JacquesMassu (1908–2002)...
Lagaillarde, French Generals Raoul Salan, Edmond Jouhaud, Jean Gracieux, and JacquesMassu, and by Admiral Philippe Auboyneau, commander of the Mediterranean fleet...
of Charles de Gaulle to head the government. Masterminded by General JacquesMassu, the operation was to be preceded by Opération Corse in which French...
which prevented him from participating in the Suez operation. General JacquesMassu, who had noted Aussaresses' work against the insurrections in Philippeville...
Look up massu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Massu may refer to: JacquesMassu (1908–2002), French general, who fought during World War II, First...
like Guy Mollet, General Marcel Bigeard, Robert Lacoste, General JacquesMassu and Jacques Soustelle, had actually all been résistants in World War II, which...
during the Battle of Algiers from January to October 1957. Thus, General JacquesMassu, commander of the 10th Parachute Division (10e DP), in charge during...
Lagaillarde, Generals Raoul Salan, Edmond Jouhaud, Jean Gracieux, and JacquesMassu, and by Admiral Philippe Auboyneau, commander of the Mediterranean fleet...
sacrifice French honour to political expediency. This prompted General JacquesMassu to create a French settlers' committee to demand the formation of a...
the controversial lawyer Jacques Vergès argued that during the Algerian War, French officers such as General JacquesMassu had committed war crimes similar...
become the 10th Parachute Division, in Algeria commanded by General JacquesMassu. He took part in the Anglo-French operation during the Suez Crisis in...
" claimed torture was a "necessary evil ." To the contrary, General JacquesMassu denounced it, following Aussaresses's revelations and, before his death...
of the French Forces in Germany, in Baden-Baden, to meet General JacquesMassu. Massu persuaded the discouraged de Gaulle to return to France; now knowing...
Algerian War by French paratroopers of the 10th Parachute Division under JacquesMassu during the Battle of Algiers (1957). After it was discovered that corpses...
units, faced French Army units commanded by several generals, including JacquesMassu. According to the French, the battle followed an ambush near Médéa in...
settembre 1943 (in Italian). Ufficio Storico Stato maggiore Esercito. "JacquesMassu obituary". Times online. Retrieved 27 October 2012. "Corsica's 253 year...
breakdown During the May 1958 crisis in France, an army junta under General JacquesMassu seized power in Algiers on the night of 13 May 1958 and General Salan...
divisions in 1956, the 10th Parachute Division under the command of General JacquesMassu and the 25th Parachute Division under the command of General Sauvagnac...
later on 30 May, Charles de Gaulle, back in Paris after meeting with JacquesMassu in Baden-Baden, Germany, the previous day, was confronted by an enormous...
(10e Division Parachutiste, 10e DP) came under the command of General JacquesMassu and General Henri Sauvagnac took over the 25th Parachute Division (25e...
and Army Public Security" was created under the presidency of General JacquesMassu, a Gaullist sympathiser. General Raoul Salan, Commander-in-Chief in...
Mutter [fr], Governor-General of Algeria 13 May 1958 to 23 May 1958 JacquesMassu, President of the Committee of Public Safety In rebellion during the...
high ratio of losses for an armored division", according to historian Jacques Mordal. Choltitz was held for the remainder of the war at Trent Park near...
presence of French military forces in the area, marking the commencement of Massu’s offensive. The battle commenced at 10 AM with the first shots fired. Despite...