DB as of July 1943. Designated second in command of the 2nd African Chasseur Regiment () in April 1944, he participated with this regiment to the campaign of France where he distinguished capability in the offensive of Hautes Alsace. Wounded twice, he was cited at the orders of the armed forces and promoted to officier of the Légion d'honneur. Lieutenant-colonel in January 1945, he was designated as an instructor at the general staff headquarter school (), then attached to the military cabinet of general Kœnig at Baden-Baden. As of March 1946, he commanded the 1st Cuirassiers Regiment at Neustadt. Colonel on 1 October 1947, he assumed in June 1948 the functions of chief of the general staff headquarters of the 1re DB, which he conserved until February 1951. He was designated accordingly as commandant of the subdivision of Tours. He received the commandeur degree of the Légion d'honneur. Designated as second commandant in command of the Autonomous Group Tenure of the Foreign Legion () at Sidi-Bel-Abbes on 15 September 1951, he assumed tenure commandment on 1 October 1951, succeeding général Jean Olié. In 1955, he joined Germany as deputy to the général commandant of the 1re DB. Promoted to Général de brigade in 1957, he was designated as Inspector of the Foreign Legion on 31 July 1958. He participated the preparation and realization of the 1961 general's putsch and joined général Raoul Salan at the corps of the Organisation armée sécrete (OAS) and took charge of the region of Alger then Oran where he remained until the end of June 1962. Général Paul Gardy was condemned in absentia on 11 July 1961. Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour, Général Paul Gardy died accidentally in Argentina, where he exiled himself. Recognitions and Honors Grand Officier of the Légion d'Honneur Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur Officier of the Légion d'Honneur Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur See also French Foreign Legion Music Band (MLE) René Lennuyeux Pierre Jeanpierre Jacques Lefort Pierre Darmuzai Saharan Méharistes Companies (méharistes sahariennes) 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment Hélie de Saint Marc Roger Faulques Christian Piquemal References Sources Répertoire des chefs de corps Centre de documentation de la Légion étrangère Répertoire des citations (BCAAM) 1901 births 1975 deaths Members of the Organisation armée secrète