of 11 November 1945, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant as of 25 December 1944. He was cited at the orders of the armed forces with Croix de guerre 1939-1945, for his liaison actions at the corps of the ORA and his deportation. He rejoined the promotion « Victoire », at EMIA de Coetquidan, on 9 March 1946. Following the infantry application school and a drill series round at Pau, on 8 April 1947, he selected the Legion. He arrived to the DCRE at Sidi bel-Abbes on 15 April, to be assigned to the first passing company. He then assumed the provisionary command of the depot company on 21 May 1947. Designated in reinforcement in the Far East (), he disembarked at Saigon to serve in the II/3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3e REI on 7 December 1947. Commanding a post in the bushes near RC4, he was called upon by colonel Simon, regimental commander of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 3e REI to assume command of a parachute company in course of being created as of 1 April 1948. During this affectation, he was wounded by bullet in the right thigh and obtained 3 citations. On 1 June 1949 his unit was dissolved and integrated the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1er BEP, created in Algeria and which just arrived in Indochina. Adjoint () to the commandant and intelligence officer, he obtained another citation. Repatriated by the end of tour, he was assigned to CAR 8 to benefit from his leave of campaign tour end. On 1 July he was promoted to the rank of Captain. Following the CFC, he was assigned to the 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3E BEP at Sétif, which he joined on 20 October 1950. Designated for a second deployment in Indochina, he disembarked at Saigon on 13 March 1951 and met with the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1er BEP which was filling ranks after being annihilated. Cited again, he was awarded 4 Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures and the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Repatriated by the end of tour, he disembarked at Marseille and CAR 3 filled his leave of campaign tour end on 19 June 1953. Resuming service on 1 September 1953 saw him assigned to the 18th Colonial Infantry Parachute Regiment 18e RIPC at Pau. He was designated accordingly as an instructor at the infantry application school of