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Ministry of Defence
By decree of the President of the Republic dated November 10, 2006, taken on the report of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence and intended for his execution by the Chancellor of the National Order of Merit, in view of the statement of the Council of Order dated October 11, 2006, bearing that these promotions and appointments are made in accordance with the laws, decrees and regulations in force, are promulgated or appointed, to take place from the date of the handover
At the rank of Commander
NATIONAL GENDARMER
Verdeil (Jean-Pierre, Henri, Adrien), June 20, 1946, lieutenant-colonel. Officer of 14 July 1994.
TERRITORY
Decourtis (Michel, Germain), March 26, 1946, Brigadier General. Officer of 27 June 1999.
Desgrées du Loû (Jean-Pol, Marcel, Arthur), October 26, 1935, colonel, armoured weapon and cavalry. Officer of 7 February 1986.
Huguenet (Georges, Simon), December 1, 1940, chief squadron, armoured weapon and cavalry. Officer of 14 July 1989.
Méric (André, Louis, Julien), 9 September 1915, colonel, infantry. Officer of 22 December 1980.
ARMED AIR
Barrières (Roger, Raoul), 19 May 1923, Colonel. Officer of 30 May 1981.
Blanchard (Patrick, Alfred, Eugène), June 23, 1938, Colonel. Officer of 18 June 1990.
Pilorget (Joseph, Ferdinand), January 28, 1930, Colonel. Officer of 13 September 1988.
HEALTH SERVICE
Fontaine (Jean-Pierre), February 13, 1944, chief physician. Officer of 25 September 1999.
Lecacheux (Bernard, Louis, Célestin), August 17, 1930, chief physician. Officer of 30 November 1995.
To the rank of officer
NATIONAL GENDARMER
Belleville (André, Jean, Fernand), November 30, 1930, head of squadron. Knight of 30 June 1981.
Fichou (François, Henri), August 29, 1924, maréchal des logis-chef.
Gourgues (Pierrot), September 11, 1933, Chief Warrant Officer.
Kullmann (Roland, Paulin), January 14, 1926, Constable.
Leconte (André, Julien, Théophile), 24 April 1918, gendarme.
Meunier (Bernard, Georges), May 25, 1962, adjutant.
Montrieul (Stéphane, Christian), March 2, 1951, lieutenant-colonel. Knight of 13 December 1997.
Stoll (Jean-Marie, René, Louis), May 30, 1948, chief of squadron. Knight of 31 December 1984.
TERRITORY
Allès (Yves), September 3, 1933, Chief Warrant Officer, Armoured and Cavalry.
Allienne (Jean, René, Marcel), December 28, 1924, Chief Warrant Officer, train.
Bataille (Jean-Paul, Christian, Gérard), July 24, 1954, lieutenant-colonel, genius. Knight of 8 May 1998.
Bénézech (Pierre, Louis), April 23, 1939, lieutenant, artillery.
Bergès (Christian, Christmas), November 21, 1952, lieutenant-colonel, infantry. Knight of 20 December 1997.
Boulet (Luc, René, Charles), May 7, 1956, lieutenant-colonel, infantry. Knight of 3 September 1992.
Choffat (Etienne, Pierre, André), April 3, 1950, battalion leader, infantry. Knight of 22 December 1998.
Cosson (André, Maurice), February 19, 1917, Chief Warrant Officer, infantry.
Dieraert (René, Roland), 29 March 1929, adjutant, material.
Dubois (Jean-Paul, Marie, Jacques), April 27, 1951, lieutenant-colonel, infantry. Knight of 27 November 1998.
Dubreuil (Michel, René, Yvon), November 25, 1954, colonel, genius. Knight of 23 December 1998.
Farge (Philippe, Charles, Eric), October 11, 1958, battalion chief, infantry. Knight of 10 June 1999.
Grassi (Serge, Francis), June 27, 1947, lieutenant-colonel, artillery. Knight of 27 May 1994.
Grelot (Jean-Philippe, Jacques, Pascal), 9 April 1955, colonel, artillery. Knight of 8 November 1998.
Grugeon (Gilbert), February 2, 1930, Chief Sergeant, Navy troops.
Guénin (Hubert, Jean), July 17, 1929, Chief Warrant Officer, infantry.
Guillaume (François, Lucien), 16 October 1956, lieutenant-colonel, armoured and cavalry. Knight of 25 July 1992.
Homar (Jacques, Louis), May 6, 1933, Colonel, train.
Jacquemin (Jacques, Roger), July 19, 1927, Chief Warrant Officer, Engineering.
Kerrand (Arnaud, Louis, Marie), July 25, 1954, lieutenant-colonel, infantry. Knight of 4 December 1998.
Mollard (François, Antoine), January 13, 1920, Chief Warrant Officer, Engineering.
Moranvillier (Thierry, Yves), January 24, 1955, lieutenant-colonel, marine troops. Knight of 25 April 1998.
Naudin (Guy, Georges, Félix), January 22, 1950, major, armoured weapon and cavalry. Knight of 24 January 1998.
Nougué (Bernard, Marcel), 17 July 1948, lieutenant-colonel, infantry. Knight of 25 May 1994.
Pellé (Jocelyn, Joseph), September 7, 1950, colonel, armoured weapon and cavalry. Knight of 8 May 1998.
Pruniaux (Joseph, Raymond, André), July 24, 1944, Chief Warrant Officer, armoured weapon and cavalry. Knight of 17 January 1985.
Ramdani (Salah), 11 April 1932, Chief Warrant Officer, infantry.
Rieth (Jean, Marie, Paul), July 2, 1956, lieutenant-colonel, armoured weapon and cavalry. Knight of 26 September 1992.
Simon (Jean-François), November 17, 1934, Chief Warrant Officer, artillery.
Thiry (Gérard), 6 April 1953, major, infantry. Knight of 6 June 1992.
Tinetti (Ezio, Pierino), March 5, 1921, Chief Warrant Officer, Engineering.
NATIONAL MARINE
Aslanoff (Serge, Raymond), May 20, 1935, ship captain. Knight of 1 June 1991.
Baudu (Francis, Jean, Pierre), June 8, 1945, ship captain. Knight of 17 December 1997.
Bodeven (Adrien, Jean, Joseph), January 15, 1918, Master.
Brouillet (Hervé, André, Henri), December 14, 1949, captain of ship. Knight of 4 June 1994.
Caneppele (William), January 8, 1932, first master.
Derrien (John), October 27, 1936, Major. Knight of 11 November 1988.
Guégan (Joachim, Pierre, Marie), February 21, 1934, master principal.
Guillaumot (René, André), July 14, 1946, frigate captain. Knight of 17 July 1995.
Heuzel (Marcel, Léon, Jean), April 3, 1921, first master.
Huitric (Louis, Laurent, René), April 8, 1926, second master.
Lert (Jean-Louis, Auguste), January 18, 1954, master principal.
Oddou (Pierre, Robert), 20 June 1930, master principal.
Salmon (Louis, Charles, André), November 10, 1946, shipmaster. Knight of 27 May 1994.
Sautier (Pierre, José, Daniel), February 17, 1931, Major.
Serencal (John, Robert, Jacques), November 10, 1945, captain of ship. Knight of 30 July 1987.
Vrard (Pierre, Marie, Roland), November 14, 1948, shipmaster. Knight of 20 February 1993.
ARMED AIR
Bardet (Henri), 18 September 1923, lieutenant.
Blanchet (Marie-Françoise, Andrée, Gilberte), August 27, 1945, lieutenant-colonel. Knight of 13 September 1988.
Clermont (Ernest, Florentin, Alexandre), January 28, 1921, Chief Warrant Officer.
Désirand (André), 2 May 1943, lieutenant-colonel. Knight of 7 September 1992.
Dudebout (Maurice, André, René), April 13, 1928, Chief Warrant Officer.
Duflos (Claude, Henri), April 3, 1942, major. Knight of 29 May 1996.
Huon de Penanster (Jean-Marie, Vincent, Gabriel), June 4, 1948, commander. Knight of 8 December 1988.
Journet (Bernard, François), January 18, 1947, lieutenant-colonel. Knight of 4 July 1991.
Kermel (Gérard, Pierre), April 3, 1942, lieutenant-colonel. Knight of 26 July 1990.
HEALTH SERVICE
Airault (Christian, Pierre), June 16, 1946, chief surgeon-dentist. Knight of 14 July 1995.
Chuffart (Alain, Francis, Mary), January 9, 1945, chief physician. Knight of 18 September 1998.
La Batie (Jean-Paul, Marie, Joseph), February 26, 1947, chief physician. Knight of 12 July 1992.
Paradol (Henri, Raoul, Gérard), October 16, 1942, Colonel. Knight of 3 December 1986.
Truchot (Gilles, François), May 15, 1955, chief surgeon-dentist. Knight of 10 December 1998.
ARMED TEST SERVICE
German (Roger, Aristide), 19 March 1949, Colonel. Knight of 8 May 1994.
Blanchet (Jean-Jacques), 19 December 1952, lieutenant-colonel. Knight of 4 December 1992.
Humbert (Pierre, Eugène, Paul), December 27, 1944, lieutenant-colonel. Knight of 13 July 1998.
In the rank of knight
NATIONAL GENDARMER
Alle (Lucien, Louis, Jean), 26 May 1927, gendarme.
Arnaud (Emile, Paul, Maurice), February 4, 1921, adjutant.
Bayle (Guy, Pierre, Gabriel), July 2, 1959, chief of squadron.
Bodiguel (Mauritius, Etienne, Marie), July 8, 1929, Major.
Cornet (Jacques), July 31, 1950, lieutenant-colonel.
Dréno (Philippe), October 6, 1958, lieutenant-colonel.
Gander (Jean-Marie), August 11, 1956, Major.
Hodister (Robert, Albert), April 2, 1933, captain.
Kauffmann (Dominique, Joseph), August 6, 1945, head of squadron.
Mons (Daniel, Pierre), December 2, 1953, lieutenant-colonel.
Prevôt (Marcel), 25 mai 1918, gendarme.
Vilbrod (Jacques, Georges, André), 17 May 1938, gendarme.
TERRITORY
Albertini (Jean-Claude, Raoul, Joseph), May 6, 1939, battalion commander, marine troops.
Amigues (Denis, Marie), 10 November 1961, Chief Warrant Officer, infantry.
Arnould (Georges, Maxime), March 2, 1961, Chief Warrant Officer, Engineering.
Aze (Pascal, Jean, René), December 3, 1956, Chief Warrant Officer, train.
Bak (Fabien), 28 August 1963, head of squadron, train.
Baron (Alain, Yvon, Olivier), September 6, 1956, lieutenant-colonel, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Bazard (Marcel, Eugene), August 11, 1914, Chief Warrant Officer, infantry.
Bellotte (Gérard, Jean, Louis), June 9, 1935, chief of squadron, artillery.
Bencik (François), October 24, 1948, captain, infantry.
Berger (José, Thierry, André), April 1, 1954, head of squadron, train.
White (Jean-Philippe, Louis, Joseph), May 10, 1958, lieutenant, infantry.
Blumacek (Jean-Jacques), April 23, 1961, Chief Warrant Officer, transmissions.
Bodji (Vassili), 27 January 1940, commander, citizen reserve.
Boehmitz (Laurent, Jean), April 18, 1961, lieutenant, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Bonnet (Patrick, François, Gérard), October 25, 1950, head of squadron, train.
Boucher (Thierry, Robert, Roland), November 10, 1962, battalion leader, marine troops.
Boutonnet (Georges, Albert, Christmas), 5 February 1952, major, infantry.
Brun (Michel, Jean, Frédéric), August 19, 1962, lieutenant-colonel, infantry.
Cailac (Benoît, Marie, Albert), October 7, 1961, head of squadrons, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Carré (Michel, Alain), February 17, 1959, Chief Warrant Officer, Health Service.
Cérato (Albert, Joseph, Marie), August 9, 1933, colonel, precinct of the army of land.
Champagne (Georges, Alphonse, Pierre), October 1932, captain, artillery.
Charrier (Philippe, Daniel, Nicolas), February 21, 1962, lieutenant-colonel, infantry.
Clémence (Francis, Paul, Marcel), January 11, 1959, Chief Warrant Officer, artillery.
Cortot (François, Jean-Philippe), November 6, 1960, head of squadron, train.
Courjou (Alain, Pierre), September 3, 1962, lieutenant-colonel, infantry.
Decorate (Thierry, Denis), May 5, 1961, chief of squadrons, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Delsaux (Yvon, René, Michel), May 22, 1958, captain, genius.
Demontfaucon (Jean, Pierre, Lucien), November 10, 1945, captain, artillery.
Duval (Jack, Paul, Albert), December 16, 1942, captain, infantry.
Erdmann (Lucien, Rodolphe), June 23, 1959, lieutenant-colonel, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Estingoy (Jacques, Jean, Maurice), 7 May 1952, Chief Warrant Officer, transmissions.
François (René, Lucien), July 1, 1965, head of squadron, train.
Frémont (Lionel, Charles, Jacques), 20 April 1959, battalion chief, infantry.
Galande (Francis), April 10, 1945, major, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Garel (Jean-Claude, Joël, Emile), November 29, 1957, lieutenant-colonel, genius.
Garnier (Pascal, Maurice), April 12, 1963, lieutenant-colonel, transmissions.
Germain (Frédéric, René), February 6, 1961, battalion leader, transmissions.
Gontier (Jean, Marie, Maurice), 27 June 1964, chief of squadron, artillery.
Goupil (Pierre, Patrick, Jean-Marie), 10 December 1963, head of squadron, train.
Graziani (Vincent), 26 March 1921, Marshal of the logis-chef, marine troops.
Grémont (Roger, Germain, René), July 7, 1937, Chief Military Music Officer, Infantry.
Guinjard (Florent), April 26, 1964, battalion chief, engineering.
Guittonneau (Dominique, François, Richard), 25 August 1950, captain, infantry.
Heimburger (Jean-Luc), June 14, 1961, battalion chief, engineering.
Koehl (Jean-Marie, Paul, Dominique), May 21, 1961, Chief Warrant Officer, Armoured and Cavalry.
Larcher (Didier, Gérard, Albert), 15 December 1958, Chief Warrant Officer, Armoured and Cavalry.
Laubacher (Jean-Jacques), 15 December 1960, commander, reserve interpreter.
Lausson (Jean-Philippe, Yves), August 28, 1950, lieutenant-colonel, genius.
Le Chanu (Laurent, Maurice, Alain), April 15, 1962, head of squadron, train.
Le Guen (Henri, Bernard), 2 July 1951, Chief Warrant Officer, infantry.
Lemaistre (Eric, François), April 13, 1962, chief of squadron, artillery.
Martin (Marie-Micheline, Georges), wife Pochez, October 24, 1928, soldier.
Martinet (Philippe, Franck), May 3, 1963, lieutenant-colonel, transmissions.
Mauduit (Jacques), 7 December 1960, chief of squadrons, armoured and cavalry.
Merit (Philippe, Jean, Henri), 16 January 1960, battalion commander, marine troops.
Mizony (René, Edmond, Jacques), April 28, 1959, commander, reserve interpreter.
Muhl (Marc, Charles), November 3, 1961, adjutant, train.
Parys (Yves, Jean-Claude, Joseph), September 4, 1953, Chief Warrant Officer, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Phan (Jean-Pierre), 16 November 1953, battalion chief, infantry.
Philippe (Jacques, Pierre, Francis), April 6, 1960, battalion chief, infantry.
Picot (Thierry, Jean, Christian), July 24, 1961, head of squadrons, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Pirame (Armand, François, Gabriel), June 17, 1930, commander, army police station.
Poncin (Marc, Joël, Claude), September 28, 1961, battalion chief, genius.
Postera (Antoine), 12 March 1961, lieutenant, infantry.
Protin (Jean-Jacques, Charles, René), June 20, 1956, lieutenant, transmissions.
Ragosa (Georges, Pierrot, Christmas), December 8, 1931, Chief Sergeant, Navy troops.
Rainéro (Bernard, Marcel), 19 April 1951, lieutenant-colonel, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Reffle (André, Georges), 23 April 1922, Chief Warrant Officer, Armoured and Cavalry.
Reignaud (Raymond, Jean, Roland), November 8, 1950, Chief Warrant Officer, infantry.
Rémy (Jean-Luc, Albert, Julien), March 31, 1958, battalion chief, infantry.
Revel (François, Félicien, Jacques), 13 December 1963, chief squadron, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Roquette (Nicolas, Louis, Marie), November 27, 1961, captain, equipment.
Rüfenacht (Philippe, Michel, Roger), April 13, 1961, adjutant, train.
Semblat (Michel, Georges, François), October 16, 1937, captain, infantry.
Souty (Patrick, Jean-Marie), September 10, 1961, commander, reserve interpreter.
Sulmon (Jean-Pierre, Gérard, Albert), April 20, 1955, Chief Warrant Officer, transmissions.
Terver (Gilbert), August 6, 1961, lieutenant, train.
Vielmas (Pierre), July 10, 1934, Chief Warrant Officer, Engineering.
Villemin (Françoise), wife Pouliquen, December 21, 1923, soldier.
Violette (Annick, Célestine, Louisette), wife Richard, May 14, 1934, sergeant, group of specialties staff.
Voss (Georges, Jean), October 3, 1955, lieutenant-colonel, genius.
Wattiez (Henri, Louis, Désiré), November 19, 1962, lieutenant-colonel, armoured weapon and cavalry.
Yanat (Jean-Luc), April 28, 1958, Battalion Leader, Navy troops.
NATIONAL MARINE
Bernard (René, Henri, Yves), 16 November 1930, second master.
Chabot (René, Louis), August 21, 1931, first master.
Chanteperdrix (René, Louis, Jean), July 29, 1927, master.
Ciré (Jean-Charles, Emile), May 7, 1947, master principal.
Donars (Ernest, Jérôme, Joseph), November 4, 1927, Master.
Dufouil (Eugene, Henri, Léonard), September 6, 1933, master principal.
Dutertre (Roger, Lucien, Léon), May 9, 1938, first master.
Farret (Dominique, Pierre), 20 April 1955, master principal.
Hervé (Marcel, François-Marie), June 13, 1935, Major.
Jullien (Georges, Albert), March 2, 1953, ship lieutenant.
Lachaud (Michel, Paul, Marie), October 18, 1943, major.
Laurent (Yves, Joseph, Marie), January 26, 1947, master principal.
Le Gall (Bernard, François), 10 June 1948, major.
Leportier (Marcel, Victor, Ernest), November 13, 1932, major.
Lorenzini (Jean, René, Désiré), January 5, 1930, first master.
Marcovici (Jean-Claude), May 4, 1934, shipmaster.
Mathieu (Jean, Claude), March 9, 1950, captain of corvette.
Païtard (Hubert, Marie, Joseph), March 23, 1956, frigate captain.
Pinheiro (Martial, Gaston), 16 June 1948, master principal.
Quideau (Jean, Claude), September 2, 1947, captain of corvette.
Ropars (Alain, Edmond), September 1, 1946, frigate captain.
Samson (Maurice, René, Marie), January 27, 1929, first master.
Stalla-Bourdillon (Christophe, Marie, Jules), April 8, 1958, frigate captain.
ARMED AIR
Abenaki (Flavian, Deristal), December 23, 1944, major.
Achard (Claude, Marcel, Albert), October 1, 1940, lieutenant.
Arnould (Albert, René), April 6, 1939, lieutenant.
Barbarin (Claude, Jean, Marie), July 10, 1944, major.
Bridoux (Bernard, Georges, Joseph), July 27, 1945, major.
Busz (Martin), May 31, 1944, major.
Carle (Marcel, Dominique, François), 17 December 1944, major.
Colonna d'Istria (Marie, Madeleine, Elisabeth), wife Guth, September 26, 1947, major.
Couturier (Roland, Adonis, Albert), September 25, 1942, major.
Crochet (Denis, Louis, Paul), February 23, 1944, major.
Deger (Pierre, Louis), June 23, 1958, Chief Warrant Officer.
Desgranges (Michel), October 20, 1941, lieutenant.
Duplat (Jacques, Marcel), March 25, 1946, major.
Eymery (Henri, Pierre), May 27, 1945, major.
Froger (Jean-Paul, Louis), September 3, 1945, lieutenant.
Gaillard (Serge, Francis), August 1, 1945, major.
Grenier (Jacques, Marie, André), July 19, 1962, commander.
Grosjean (Pierre, Aimé), February 2, 1942, major.
Hamant (Roland, René, Paul), August 25, 1950, lieutenant-colonel.
Le Bec (Rémy, René, Marie), October 22, 1945, major.
Liberal (Alain, Jean, Noël), December 22, 1947, major.
Marillier (Christian, Marc), September 16, 1954, Chief Warrant Officer.
Méder (Patrick, Sylvain), April 22, 1951, major.
Montussac (Alain, Jean, Christian), April 21, 1943, major.
Moreau (Daniel, Alain, Joseph), August 5, 1947, major.
Nivard (Nicole, Fernande, Augusta), wife Tapin, September 19, 1949, major.
Paringaux (Yves, Marcel), February 14, 1943, lieutenant.
Pelczyk (Jean-Pierre, Marie, François), April 30, 1945, major.
Renau (Christian, Lucien), April 6, 1946, major.
Roma (Gérard, Paul, Joseph), May 13, 1946, major.
Sevrin (Jean, Claude), April 30, 1936, lieutenant.
Simon (Alexandre, Maurice, Jean), April 3, 1947, major.
Vénier (Pierre, Charles, Raymond), June 3, 1945, major.
Green (Mauritius, Christian), 29 July 1933, Chief Warrant Officer.
Vincent (Roger, Lucien, Henri), January 31, 1922, captain.
HEALTH SERVICE
Bousiquier (Pascal, Jean-François), April 16, 1964, Senior Medical Officer.
Brasseur (Jean-Marc, Henry, Louis), August 13, 1959, chief physician.
Carnein (Stéphane, François, Arnold), August 18, 1954, Chief Medical Officer.
Corre (Jean, Noël), January 29, 1949, Chief Medical Officer.
Courcou (Guy, Michel), October 10, 1946, chief pharmacist.
Eyssette (Pierry, Jacques), December 25, 1948, Chief Dental Surgeon.
Metzinger (André, Charles), March 7, 1942, Chief Medical Officer.
Saliceti (Christian, Robert), July 22, 1957, commander.
ARMED TEST SERVICE
Toesca (Serge, Gabriel, Marie), June 29, 1945, lieutenant-colonel.
