Roland de Mecquenem (soldier) explained

Roland de Mecquenem
Birth Place:	Rabat, Morocco
Death Place:	Saint-Julien-de-Concelles, Loire-Atlantique, France
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	French Army officer
Relatives:	Roland de Mecquenem (uncle)

Roland de Mecquenem (16 April 1914 – 14 July 1992) was a French army officer who played an important role in the battle of Dien Bien Phu during the First Indochina War. He commanded the fifth battalion of the 7e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens (V/7 RTA).^[1]

During World War II, he participated in Operation Jedburgh.

References

• Book: Irwin , Will . The Jedburghs: The Secret History of the Allied Special Forces, France 1944. Public Affairs . New York . 2005. 978-1-58648-307-4.

Notes and References

1. Book: Windrow , Martin . The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. registration. Roland de Mecquenem.. 312, 394. Cambridge, Massachusetts . Da Capo Press. 0-306-81386-6 . 2004. August 14, 2011.