Jean Louis Roué was a Général de corps d’armée of the French Army and Commandant of the Foreign Legion. Military career Called up to serve his military obligations, he was assigned to the 71st Infantry Battalion () on November 3, 1953, where he was nominated as a Caporal (Corporal), on April 16, 1954 and was promoted to Caporal-chef (Senior Corporal) on May 1. Selected to become an officer, he was sent to the infantry application school on May 7 in quality of a reserve officer student. He was promoted to the rank of Sergent (Sergeant) on August 1, 1954. He joined the 12th company of the 3rd battalion of the 51st Infantry Regiment () in Tunisia with the rank of reserve Aspirant on November 1 of the same year. He was nominated as reserve Sous-lieutenant on May 1, 1955. It was with this rank that he was assigned to the 57th Infantry Regiment () on August 31, 1956, after being cited on July 28 for his action throughout the course of an operation in the forest of Mouias in the department of Constantine. Having made his engagements, he was presented to the 20th preparatory platoon series at the entry of ESMIA of Strasbourg on October 1, 1956. Successful, he subscribed to an engagement with the active rank of Sergent, from the same date. One year later, he integrated the ESMIA Coetquidan. Nominated to Sous-lieutenant on October 1, 1958, he was assigned to the 71st Infantry Regiment () and detached to the Polytechnic School of Dinan in quality as an Instructor. On December 1, he passed to the EAI. Following, he was assigned to the Legion and joined the CPCIP of the GILE, a unit of the 1st Foreign Regiment 1e RE, Saida on November 27, 1959. Section platoon chief () of grenadiers-voltigeurs, he contributed to the operational successes won by the principal regiment in the massif of Ahmar-Kraddou in the sector of Arris in the Zone South Constantinois in October 1960 and in March 1961 as well throughout the course of operations led in October 1961 in the Beni-Sbihi of Collo sector in Zone North Constantinois. On October 1, 1960, he was assigned to the 2ème REP at Philippeville and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, on the same date. In January 1962, he joined the 6th company of the 5th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment () at Dijon in quality