Pierre Crousillac

Pierre Crousillac (14 November 1921 – 17 December 2011) was a French General and a member of the French Resistance during World War II.

Youth
He was born in Brive-la-Gaillarde in Corrèze, France. He grew up in Tulle and began his Classes préparatoires aux grandes ecoles at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand before joining the École Polytechnique in September 1942. After two months, he was sent to the Chantiers de la jeunesse to work as a team leader in Argelès-sur-Mer, Saint-Amans-Soult and then Argentat. In October 1943, he refused to go to Germany for the Service du travail obligatoire and joined the Resistance, becoming part of the secret army of Brive-la-Gaillarde and led a military company. When peace returned he came back to the École Polytechnique to study until 1948 and then went to the Ecole des transmissions.

First Indochina War
His first affectation was to help to route the convoys of the Marshall Plan to Europe. In 1951, he embarked on la Marseillaise to Saïgon. Commanding officer of the compagnie opérationnelle des transmissions, he led the transmission department of the great operations in North Tonkin, in particular in Nassan. He received three honours for his organizational skills and the influence he had on his soldiers.

Retirement and end of life
His retirement is very active. Involved in national or Corrèze3 patriotic associations, the general is also a lover of the city of Turenne, which he helps to publicize and to show around with his erudition as a historian. A square bears his name since October 2013.

Pierre Crousillac died on December 17, 2011.

Honours

 * Croix du combattant volontaire de la Résistance
 * Croix de la Valeur Militaire
 * Croix de guerre des Théâtres d'opérations extérieurs
 * Commandeur de l’ordre national du mérite
 * Commandeur de l’Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur