caption branch death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
the admiral in 1941 free french forces 2 september 1965 toulon , france france free french forces grand libération croix de guerre officier of the légion d'honneur compagnon de la world war ii 17 april 1882 admiral file : admiral muselier-le courrier de l'air . jpg Émile muselier
 Émile henry muselier
Émile muselier

Émile henry muselier -lrb- marseilles , 17 april 1882 - toulon , 2 september 1965 -rrb- was a french admiral who led the free french naval forces -lrb- `` forces navales françaises libres '' , or fnfl -rrb- during world war ii .
he was responsible for the idea of distinguishing his fleet from that of vichy france by adopting the cross of lorraine , which later became the emblem of all of the free french .
after entering the french naval academy -lrb- '' École navale '' -rrb- in 1899 , he embarked on a brilliant and eventful military career .
he ran unsuccessfully in the legislative elections of 1946 as vice-president of the rally of left republicans -lrb- `` rassemblement des gauches républicaines '' -rrb- , and then entered private life as a consulting engineer before his retirement in 1960 .
he is buried in the cemetery of st. pierre , at marseilles .
