Michel Fourquet

Michel Fourquet
Michel Fourquet
Birth nameMichel Martin Leon Fourquet
Born9 June 1914
Brussels, Belgium
DiedNovember 20, 1992(1992-11-20) (aged 78)
France
Allegiance France
Branch French Air and Space Force
Years of service1940–1971
RankAerial General
UnitFree France
Commands
  • C.E.M.A.
  • National Defence HQ
  • Commandant Forces Algeria
  • First Tactical Air Group 5th Air Region Algiers
  • Groupe Lorraine
Battles / wars
AwardsDistinguish Flying Cross
Alma materPrytanée National Militaire

Michel Martin Leon Fourquet (1914–20 November 1992), was a French soldier and administrator who served as the Chief of Staff of Armed Forces from 1968 to 1971.

Fourquet was born in Brussels and joined Free France in 1940. During World War II, he served with Groupe Lorraine on a unit attached to Royal Air Force together with Pierre Mendes-France. He was later an attaché in the French Fourth Republic cabinet and served as the spokesman and organiser of French nuclear energy. He commanded about 600,000 French soldiers in Algeria and oversaw the departure of French troops from Algeria in 1962.

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