Jean Sassi

Military Person

1917 – 2009

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Who was Jean Sassi?

Jean Sassi was a French Army colonel and intelligence service officer, former "Jedburgh" of France and Far East. Commando chief of the SDECE's 11th Shock Parachutist Regiment. Maquis chief in French Indochina through the GCMA.

During the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in April 1954 Jean Sassi led Mèo partisans in Operation Condor.

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Born
Jun 11, 1917
Tunis
Nationality
  • France
Died
Jan 9, 2009
Eaubonne

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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