Raymond Delange

Delange joined the French Army during World War I in April 1917.^[1] He joined the Troupes coloniales and served in Tonkin, French Indochina, Tunisia and Morocco.^[1] From 1935 to 1940, he served in Sudan, Mauritania, Senegal and Chad.^[1] In 1940, during World War II, he joined the Free French Forces in the French Equatorial Africa.^[1] In 1943, he served as "the governor and military leader" of the Fezzan, the southwestern part of Libya.^[2] He later fought in France.^[1] He subsequently served in Tunisia and French Indochina.^[1] He was a general in French Algeria from 1955 to 1958, during the Algerian War.^[1] He retired in 1958.^[1]

Delande received the Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour, the Cross for Military Valour, the Croix de Guerre, the Resistance Medal and the Colonial Medal.^[1] Additionally, he was made a Companion of the Liberation for his World War II service.^[1] He also received the Distinguished Service Cross from the United States Army.^[3]

Delange died on 14 May 1976.^[1] He was buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery.^[1]