Gustave Fourreau (1920-1994) was a Général de brigade of the French Army and Commandant of the Foreign Legion. Military career Gustave engaged as a volunteer at the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr, 129th promotion « Croix de Provence » on October 14, 1942. He escaped from France by Spain, on August 15, 1943. Nominated to a Caporal-chef (Senior Corporal) on June 1, 1943. He disembarked in Morocco, 87th company garrisoned in Rabat on December 15, 1943, where he was promoted to the rank of Sous-lieutenant at the officer school at Rabat. He served as a section chief () in the 6th company of the 4th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment () on September 23, 1944. With the same regiment and company, he partook to the campaign of Germany on March 3, 1945. Wounded on May 5, 1945, he was evacuated. Promoted to the rank of lieutenant on June 25, 1945. He then served with the 4th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment at Taza in Morocco as of January 24, 1946. In the same regiment, hen then served in the 7th company on May 1, 1946, and with the second support company February 11, 1947. On December 20, 1947, he was assigned to the DCRE and the served in the 2nd battalion, 6th company of the 4e DBLEM, on January 21, 1948. During the same year, he was reassigned to the DCRE on August 5, 1948. Sent in reinforcement to the Far East (), he disembarked in at Saigon, and was assigned to the 3rd battalion of the 12th company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3e REI, on September 21, 1948. He was then nominated as the chief of the 9th company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3e REI, on February 13, 1949. He was repatriated on November 25, 1950, and promoted to Captain, on April 1, 1951. He was assigned to the DCLE-SMOLE, on April 2, 1951, as the Editor-in-Chief of Képi Blanc until 1953. He was the assigned to the Asian Sections Studies of the Center of High Studies of Muslim Administration () in Paris, on September 19, 1953. Set in reinforcement again to the Far East on February 15, 1954, he disembarked at Saigon with the 2nd battalion of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 5e REI, on February 17, 1954, as a Captain Adjudant Major. He then commanded the 2nd battalion, 8th company of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 5e