Background
CREPIN, d'Armee was born on September 1, 1908 in Bemaville. Son of Albert and Jeanne (nee Petit) Crepin.
CREPIN, d'Armee was born on September 1, 1908 in Bemaville. Son of Albert and Jeanne (nee Petit) Crepin.
Ecole Polytechnique.
Served China, Cameroun 1939-1940. With Free French Army 1940-1944, served Chad, Fezzan, Tunisia, France, Germany. Served Indo-China 1945.
Attached to 8th Infantry Division, Paris 1951. Inspector-General of Works and Planning for the Armed Forces 1954-1960. General de Corps d'Armee, Algeria 1959.
Commander Forces in Algeria 1960-1961. General d’Armee, C-in-C. French Forces in Germany 1961-1963. Commander in Chief Allied Forces, Central Europe 1963-1966.
President NordAviation 1967-1969. President Euromissile 1972-1975. Vice-President Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale (SNIAS) 1970-1973, Counsellor for Mil.
Affairs 1974-1975; Grand Croix, Legion d'honneur, Compagnon de la Liberation, Croix de guerre (1939-1945), Croix de la Valeur militaire. Officer Legion of Merit, Grand Cross.
Married Simone Granday in 1948 (deceased).