▁Al gi ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁became ▁military ▁governor ▁of ▁Met z ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Six th ▁military ▁region ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁général ▁de ▁corps ▁d ' armée ▁( 4 ▁stars ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁général ▁d ' armée ▁( 5 ▁stars ) ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁forces ▁in ▁Germany . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁came ▁to ▁visit ▁him ▁at ▁his ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Baden - B aden ▁during ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁May ▁ 6 8 . ▁Mass u ▁assured ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁of ▁his ▁support , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁some ▁sources ▁condition ed ▁it ▁upon ▁an ▁am n esty ▁for ▁French ▁soldiers ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Organisation ▁arm ée ▁sec r ète ▁who ▁had ▁opposed ▁Al ger ian ▁independence ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁assass inate ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Mass u ▁retired ▁from ▁military ▁duty ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁at ▁Con fl ans - sur - Lo ing ▁writing ▁his ▁mem oir s . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Louis ette ▁I gh il ah riz , ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁F L N , ▁accused ▁Mass u ▁and ▁Marcel ▁B ige ard ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁published ▁in ▁Le ▁Monde ▁newspaper