Jules Gaucher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jules Gaucher

French Army officer

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1905

Place of Birth: Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1954

Profession: military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jules Gaucher (13 September 1905 – 13 March 1954) was a French Army officer noted for his command of Foreign Legion troops in Indochina.
Described as a "burly, hard-drinking veteran of years of jungle fighting, with a nose like an axe-blade and a mouth like its cut", Gaucher was a popular commander among the Legion, known as 'the Old Man' to his troops.
He was killed at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954.