"L'homme aux milles vies" ("The Man of a Thousand Lives")[1]
Born
14 December 1924 Zweibrücken, Weimar Germany
Died
6 December 2011(2011-12-06) (aged 86) Nice, France
Allegiance
French Army
Service/branch
Foreign Legion
Years of service
1944–1964
Rank
Colonel
Commands held
Platoon ranking students (PEG) of 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (1er BEP)
Battles/wars
World War II First Indochina War
Battle of Route Coloniale 4
Suez Crisis Algerian War Congo Crisis
Siege of Jadotville
North Yemen Civil War Nigerian Civil War
Awards
Legion 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.
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^"Décès du commandant Roger Faulques (Demise of Commandant Roger Faulques)". Le Figaro. 8 November 2011.
Roger Louis Faulques (14 December 1924 – 6 November 2011) a.k.a. René Faulques, was a French Army Colonel, a graduate of the École spéciale militaire de...
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mercenaries were brought in by the leader of the mercenaries in Katanga, RogerFaulques. Denard fought there until the secessionist movement led by Moise Tshombe...
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1967, while living in Paris, he made contact with former colleague RogerFaulques, who was organizing a mercenary unit for the newly independent Republic...
still heavily influenced by European mercenaries. Lieutenant Colonel RogerFaulques, a Frenchman, was made chief of staff, and he established a new headquarters...
French mercenaries were recruited to fight in Katanga, including RogerFaulques, Roger Trinquier, and Edgard Tupët-Thomé. In Brussels, a mission was headed...
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Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures Rémy Raffalli RogerFaulques [1] Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine Official Website of the...
Charbonnier and Erulin of having tortured him under the orders of Captain RogerFaulques. He published in 1958 La Question (French: La Question), a testimony...
Sergent (Captain) Rémy Raffalli Hélie de Saint Marc (Commandant – Major) RogerFaulques (Commandant – Major) Louis Stien (Lieutenant in the 1er BEP) Adjudant...
(méharistes sahariennes) 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment Hélie de Saint Marc RogerFaulques Christian Piquemal [1] Division General Commandant of the French Foreign...
Foïard, 2e REP (1965) Jeannou Lacaze, 2e REP (1967) Helie de Saint Marc RogerFaulques Bernard Goupil, 2e REP (1972) Jean-Claude Coullon Jean Brette, 2e REP...
still heavily influenced by European mercenaries. Lieutenant Colonel RogerFaulques, a Frenchman, was made chief of staff. In response to Rum Punch, he...
Charef (1908-2011) Nassima Hablal (1928-2013) Roger Trinquier Louis Pierre Martin [fr] RogerFaulques Wilhelmus Vaal Paul Aussaresses Jean Graziani Jacques...
including fellow Companion of the Liberation Edgard Tupët-Thomé, Roger Trinquier, and RogerFaulques. Laureys sold many items to Katanga, including North American...
Michel de Courrèges Colonel Fred Moore Colonel Antoine Battesti Colonel RogerFaulques Colonel André Salvat Lieutenant colonel Pierre Clostermann Lieutenant...
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