Jean Gilles (French general)

Jean Gilles (French general)

Infobox Military Person
name= Jean Gilles


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born=14 October 1904
died=1961
placeofbirth=Perpignan, France
placeofdeath=
nickname=
allegiance=France
branch=French Army
serviceyears=1924-1961
rank=Général de corps d'armée
unit=
commands=GOMRN
Corps d’Armée de Constantine
battles=World War II
First Indochina War
Algerian War
Suez Crisis
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Jean Marcelin Gilles (14 October 1904 – 1961) was a French Army general that commanded the French Airborne forces during the First Indochina War. He commanded the 11th Demi-Brigade Parachutiste de Choc (Shock Demi-Brigade) during the Suez Crisis.


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