Nicolas Le Nen

Nicolas Le Nen is a French Army officer. Since 2007, he has commanded the 27ème bataillon de chasseurs alpins, and heads the Groupement tactique interarmes de Kapisa.

Biography
Le Nen joined Saint-Cyr in 1986, and chose Infantry after graduation. After a year at the École d'application de l'infanterie, he joined the 27ème bataillon de chasseurs alpins in Annecy, and later in Perpignan as a unit commander.

Rising to lieutenant-colonel, he served at the Army headquarter under General Yves Crene from 1999 to 2002, under general Bernard Thorette from 2002 to 2006, and under general Bruno Cuche from 2006 to 2007

On 31 August 2007, Le Nen was promoted to colonel and took command of the 27 BCA, for two years.

Le Nen has also headed the groupement tactique interarmes de Kapisa from December 2008 to June 2009. He notably commanded during the Battle of Alasay, after which he was awarded the U.S. Bronze Star.

After post on classic infantry, Le Nen enters the DGSE (French foreign intelligence agency), in the clandestine action branch ("Service Action") in 1996.

- DGSE/CPIS : Unit commander (1996-1999)

- DGSE : Commanding officer of the Action Division (2014-2018)

- CPCO : commanding officer (since 2020)

Honours

 * Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg Officer of the Légion d’honneur
 * Croix de la Valeur Militaire ribbon.svg Croix de la Valeur Militaire
 * Croix du Combattant (1930 France) ribbon.svg Croix du combattant
 * Medaille d'Outre-Mer (Coloniale) ribbon.svg Overseas Medal
 * Ruban de la Médaille de la Défense nationale bronze.PNG Médaille de la Défense nationale bronze
 * Medaille de Reconnaissance de la Nation (d'Afrique du Nord) ribbon.svg Médaille de reconnaissance de la Nation (d’Afrique du Nord)
 * Ruban de la Médaille commémorative française.PNG Médaille commémorative française
 * Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg Bronze Star Medal

Works

 * Hervé de Courrèges, Pierre-Joseph Givre and Nicolas Le Nen (preface by Henri Bentégeat), Guerre en montagne : renouveau tactique, Économica, Paris, 2006, ISBN 2-7178-5327-8
 * Nicolas Le Nen (ill. Yvon Ristori), Notre panache, École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Coëtquidan, 1989,