Pierre Garbay

Of modest origins, after completing high school, Garbay was admitted to Saint-Cyr military academy in 1921 He refused to accept it and as commander of the 3rd bataillon de marche of French Equatorial Africa Then he commanded all the French troops from French Occidental Africa In 1959, he was appointed as Inspector of Overseas Forces. On 1 April 1961, at his request, he relinquished control of the active army and he was placed in reserve. Pierre Garbay died on 17 July 1980 in Montluçon (Allier) and he was buried in Velesmes-Échevanne in Haute-Saône. ==Decorations==

• Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur • Companion of the Liberation (25 June 1941) • Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (7 citations) • Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures (2 citations) • Croix du combattant • Croix du combattant volontaire 1939–1945 • Médaille de la Résistance with rosette. • Médaille coloniale with "Maroc 1925", "AFL", "Erythrée", "Libye" and "Tunisie" bars • Médaille commémorative des services volontaires dans la France libre • Distinguished Service Cross(US) • Distinguished Service Order (UK) • Commander of the Order of the British Empire (UK) ==References==