serviceyears death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date nickname rank article_title name
1930-1958 mort pour la france 29 may 1958 belfort , france france 20px de guerre 1939 -- 1945 20pxcroix de guerre des toe grand 20px cross for military valour 20px resistance medal w/rosette 20px officer colonial medal 20px indochina campaign commemorative medal 20px north africa of security and order operations commemorative medal the légion d’honneur 20px croix world war ii 14 march 1912 foreign legion para legend legion french lieutenant colonel pierre jeanpierre
 pierre paul jeanpierre
pierre jeanpierre

pierre paul jeanpierre -lrb- 14 march 1912 -- 29 may 1958 -rrb- was a frenchman , a soldier of legend in the french foreign legion who initially served in the french army and the archetype manhood of a prestigious war chief '' '' archétype de l'homme de guerre et du chef prestigieux '' '' .
he fought during world war ii , the first indochina war , the suez crisis and the algerian war , where he was killed in action .
apart from a short effective time in the french resistance and yearly days in deportation , he served exclusively since 1936 non-stop with foreign legion units , most notably along the entire history making of the foreign airborne battalions and regiments , and more particularly as regimental commander of the 3 time reconstituted 1st foreign parachute battalion becoming the 1st foreign parachute regiment -lrb- 1e rep -rrb- until his death in action .
uncomparable presitgious commander , his legionnaires sweared in admiration by his courage , colonel jeanpierre will always remain the symbol of the 1st foreign parachute regiment .
a worthy heir of legion traditions , pierre advanced and placed his foreign regiment amongst the best of best assault troops amongst the french armed forces elite .
in french algeria , the name jeanpierre surpassed the reputation that of bigeard , with this nuance however : pierre never did anything to showcase nor claim the later .
pierre was known exclusively , quite rare , to train in and out of combat operations the legionnaires he commanded and would be referred as the `` foreign legion para legend '' while his men forming the battalions and regiment were known as jeanpierre 's legionnaires or jeanpierre 's regiment .
pierre 's military rank colors `` les galons '' were not earned in the ministries and political bureaux salons .
