Barthélémy “Rémy” Raffalli was a French Army soldier who fought in World World War II and the First Indochina War.
Education
He entered the Saint-Cyr Military School on 1 October 1933 as part of the King Albert I and graduated in 1935. Raffalli then chose to enter the cavalry of the French Army and studied at the Armoured Cavalry Branch Training School in Saumur.
Career
In 1936 he was posted to the 1st Regiment of Spahis in Algeria, which he joined at Médéa, and then the 3rd Moroccan Regiment of Spahis. Raffalli joined the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy in 1943 and served with distinction. On 17 March 1944, he was seriously wounded while leading a squadron of the 5th Moroccan Spahis Regiment.
Raffalli earned his parachute badge in September 1949.
After a short tour with the 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion and 1st Foreign Parachute Battalions, he took command of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion on 12 September 1950 in Hanoi, Vietnam. He was promoted to Chef d"Escadrons on 1 July 1951 and led the battalion during the Battle of Nghia Lo in October 1951.
He was fatally wounded on 1 September 1952 while leading his battalion. He died on 10 September 1952 in Saigon.
, the headquarters of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment is named in memory of Barthélémy.
Ribons Decorations.