 After commanding the L.R.D.G., he went on to be Deputy Commander of Raiding Forces, and later Deputy Commander of the Special Air Service Brigade in 1944–1945, and subsequently Commander of the Free French SAS Regiments, with the rank of Brigadier-General.For his wartime service he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in December 1942. and the Czechoslovakian Order of the White Lion III Class.He died on 6 October 1986 at the age of 81 years.