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Place of Birth: 15th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Michel Roquejeoffre
- Michel Roquejeoffre (French pronunciation: ?[mi??l ??k??f?]; born November 28, 1933 in Paris) is a retired French Army General (rapid forces), who commanded Operation Daguet (French operations during the 1991 Gulf War).
- French forces, a part of the coalition forces, counted 18,000 soldiers and took a direct involvement in the battles with Iraqi forces, both on Kuwait and Iraqi territories. Before that Roquejeoffre participated in the Algerian War and later missions in Chad, Lebanon and Cambodia.
- He entered Saint-Cyr in 1952. Allied commander, U.S.
- General Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
- described Roquejeoffre in his memoirs as one of his most trusted confidants during the war.
- Roquejeoffre was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States for his services in the Gulf War.
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