Bernard Janvier

Bernard Janvier
Janvier (right) with Général de corps d'armée Michel Roquejoffre (centre) at As Salman, Iraq, on 10 March 1991
Born16 July 1939 (1939-07-16) (age 85)
La Voulte-sur-Rhône, France
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchFrench Army
French Foreign Legion
Years of service1957–1999
RankGénéral d'armée
CommandsUnited Nations Protection Force
Division Daguet
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP
Battles / warsAlgerian War
Lebanese Civil War
Operation Épaulard I
Multinational Force in Lebanon
Gulf War
Bosnian War
AwardsGrand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the National Order of Merit
Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
Cross for Military Valour

Bernard Janvier (born 16 July 1939) is a former general of the French Army who served in the French Foreign Legion, primarily spearheading and putting in place effective resolving forces.

Janvier first took part in the Algerian War. He then spearheaded at the head of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP in a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. He was later designated as the commander of Division Daguet during the Gulf War. Four years later, he was assigned to UNPROFOR in charge of peacekeeping during the Bosnian War.


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