page_title: François Lecointre
hierarchical_section_title: François Lecointre
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Visite du Général d'armée François Lecointre, chef d'État-Major des armées (CEMA) à l'Ecole polytechnique à l'occasion du Forum 2017 de la DGA
context_page_description: François Gérard Marie Lecointre is a French army general serving as Chief of the Defence Staff since 20 July 2017. As a captain, with Lieutenant Bruno Heluin, he was one of the two section chiefs heroes of the Battle of Vrbanja Bridge in 1995, the last Fixed Bayonet Charge combat of the French Armed Forces.
context_section_description: François Gérard Marie Lecointre (born 6 February 1962) is a French army general serving as Chief of the Defence Staff since 20 July 2017. As a captain, with Lieutenant Bruno Heluin, he was one of the two section chiefs heroes of the Battle of Vrbanja Bridge in 1995, the last Fixed Bayonet Charge combat of the French Armed Forces.
caption: General Lecointre in 2017
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