▁the ▁Free ▁College ▁of ▁G ien ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 2 5 ) ▁and ▁P ry tan ée ▁National ▁Mil itaire ▁( 1 9 2 6 – 1 9 2 8 ). ▁He ▁then ▁entered ▁Saint - C yr ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁class ▁" Mar shal ▁F och " ▁and ▁chose ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁Between ▁October , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁August , ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Sen eg al ese ▁T ira ille ur ▁Regiment ▁( 1 6 th ▁R TS ) ▁in ▁C ah ors . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Mor oc co ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁R TS ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁around ▁Ta fil alt ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁first ▁c itation . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁operations ▁in ▁High ▁Atlas , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁new ▁c itation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Mass u ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁ 1 2 th ▁R TS ▁at ▁Sain tes , ▁Char ente - Mar itime . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁T ogo ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁performing ▁military ▁and ▁civil ian ▁duties ▁in ▁Kom k omb as . ▁Then ▁he ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁Lor raine ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 1 st