▁de ▁Haut ec loc que ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Saint - C yr ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or , ▁but ▁wanted ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁active ▁service . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁break ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁fle w ▁south ▁to ▁Africa , ▁where ▁he ▁reported ▁to ▁Gén éral ▁de ▁brig ade ▁Henri ▁G ira ud ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July . ▁G ira ud ▁sent ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁field ▁as ▁a ▁l ia ison ▁officer ▁with ▁a ▁g ou m . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁cro ix ▁de ▁guerre ▁des ▁thé â tres ▁d ' op ér ations ▁ext érie ures ▁for ▁leading ▁g ou mi ers ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁c aves ▁and ▁rav ines ▁on ▁Bou ▁Am d oun ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁August . ▁The ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁Gén éral ▁de ▁division ▁Antoine ▁Hur é , ▁felt ▁that ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁there , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁award ▁up ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁O thers ▁felt ▁differently , ▁and ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que ▁was ▁given ▁early ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁course ▁for ▁promotion ▁to ▁cap itaine . ▁He ▁placed ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁class , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Prom otion ▁was ▁slow ▁in ▁the ▁inter - war ▁French ▁Army , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁caval ry , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁his ▁Saint - C yr ▁class ▁to ▁reach ▁that ▁rank . ▁Most ▁had ▁to ▁wait