Bruno Dary

{{short description|French general (born 1952)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox military person | name = [[File:Officier général francais 5 etoiles.svg|50px]] Bruno Dary | image = Bruno Dary (2008).jpg | caption = Bruno Dary in 2008 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|12|21|df=y}} | death_date = | birth_place = [[Barcelonnette]], France | death_place = | nickname = | allegiance = {{Flagu|France}} | branch = [[French Army]] | service_years = 1972–2012 | rank = [[Général d'armée]] | unit = [[2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment|2nd Foreign Regiment]] [[List of French paratrooper units|2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment]] [[5th Foreign Infantry Regiment|5th Mixed Pacific Regiment]] [[4th Foreign Regiment]] [[11th Parachute Brigade (France)|11th Parachute Division]] [[13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion]] | commands = [[2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment]] [[6th Light Armoured Brigade (France)|6th Light Armoured Brigade]] [[Foreign Legion Command|Commandement de la Légion Étrangère]] [[Military governor of Paris]] | battles = [[Battle of Kolwezi]] [[First Ivorian Civil War|Ivory Coast Conflict 2002-2007]] [[Second Ivorian Civil War|Ivory Coast Conflict 2010-2011]] | awards = | relations = | other_work = }} '''Bruno Dary''' (born 21 December 1952 in [[Barcelonnette]], [[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]]) is a former [[Général d'armée]] of the [[French Army]] and [[Foreign Legion Command|commandant]] of the [[French Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]].<ref name="legion-etrangere.com">[http://www.legion-etrangere.com/mdl/info_seul.php?id=187&titre=Commandement-de-la-legion-etrangere] Division General Commandant of the [[French Foreign Legion]], Les Chefs COMLE</ref> He was the 136th [[Military governor of Paris]] ({{langx|fr|[[:fr:Gouverneur militaire de Paris|Gouverneur militaire de Paris]]}}) from 1 August 2007 until 2012, and is the current president of the Committee of the Flame under the [[Arc de Triomphe|Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile]], the association in charge of maintaining the [[eternal flame]] of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]].

== Military career== Bruno Dary studied at the [[Prytanée national militaire]] and was admitted to the [[École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr]] in 1972. He then graduated part of the promotion of the « Général [[François de Linares|de Linares]] ». At the end of his studies, he chose to serve in the [[infantry]].

Designated a [[Ranks in the French Army|sous-lieutenant]] in 1973, he opted at the completion of the Infantry Application School to serve in the [[Foreign Legion (France)|Foreign legion]], where he served first in the [[2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (France)|2e R.E]]. at Corte between 1975 and 1976, as a combat section (platoon) chief ({{langx|fr|chef de section}}). Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Army|lieutenant]] in 1975, he then served in the [[2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment|2ème REP]] at Calvi from 1976 to 1979 as a combat section chief. During this period, he took part in the airborne operation of the [[Battle of Kolwezi]] in May 1978.

Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Army|captain]] in 1979, he joined the [[5th Foreign Infantry Regiment|5th Mixed Pacific Regiment]], 5e RMP at Moruroa, where he served as a detachment commander and security officer. Assigned in 1980 to the [[4th Foreign Regiment (France)|4e RE]] of Castelnaudary, he commanded the regiment's instructor cadre between 1982 and 1984, whose mission is to form all cadres and [[Ranks in the French Army|Non-Commissioned Officers]] (NCO) of the [[French Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]].

Dary was assigned to the headquarters of the [[11th Parachute Brigade (France)|11th Parachute Division]] [[List of French paratrooper units|11e DP]] at Toulouse in 1984, and named [[Ranks in the French Army|chef de battalion]] the same year. He was in charge of all forms and phases of [[List of French paratrooper units|airborne]] training. At the same time, he pursued a Diploma of Depth Studies ({{langx|fr|Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies, DEA}}) of Political Sciences and was admitted in 1988 to the [[École supérieure de guerre]]<ref>Before this institution became (in 1993) Interarm Defense College ({{langx|fr|Collège Interarmées de Défense}})</ref> in [[Paris]] as a candidate ({{langx|fr|stagiaire}}) of the 102nd class.

Dary subsequently held the posts of chief of operations and instruction bureau at the [[13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion|13e DBLE]] at Djibouti, which he would finished service in 1992 as a [[Ranks in the French Army|lieutenant-colonel]]. During that tenure, he participated in several operations in the [[Horn of Africa]].

Assigned as the regimental commander of the [[2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment|2ème REP]] between 1994 and 1996, he was tasked with commanding the French operational assistance element in the Central African Republic from December 1994 to May 1995 and the IFOR 2nd Infantry Battalion in the former Yugoslavia from November 1995 to April 1996, with almost the entire of the regiment.<ref name="2eREP" />

He was an instructor at the All-Arms Defense College ({{langx|fr|Collège Interarmées de Défense}}) of Paris in 1996 during 4 months, then responsible officer of theAfrica cell at the center of the interarm operations of the general staff headquarters for almost 3 years. He was then assigned as the auditor of the Center of the Superior Studies of the National Defense and the Institute of Superior Studies of National Defense ({{langx|fr| Institut des Hautes études de Défense Nationale}}) in 1999. He then served as section chief doctrine at the [[Chief of the Defence Staff (France)|general staff headquarter of the Armies]] ({{langx|fr|État-Major des Armées, EMA}}).

Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Army|Général de brigade]] in 2002, Dary assumed command of the [[6th Light Armoured Brigade (France)|6th Light Armoured Brigade]] 6e BLB with headquarters stationed at Nîmes. He was subsequently engaged for 4 months as the brigade's commander in the [[Ivory Coast]].

In August 2004, Dary, now a [[Général de division]], assumed [[Foreign Legion Command|command]] of the [[French Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]], a post which he held until 2006.<ref name="legion-etrangere.com" /> In 2006, the 75th Anniversary of the [[Foreign Legion Command|Commandement de la Légion Étrangère]] was celebrated during his tenure. In September 2006, he was appointed as a function inspector at the corps of Inspection of the [[French Army]].

Promoted to [[Army corps general|Général de corps d'armée]], Dary was designated as Military governor of Paris, Commandant of the Ile-de-France region and General Officer Commanding of the Defense and Security Zone of [[Paris]] starting 1 August 2007. On 16 October 2007, he was appointed as a founding member of the Administration Council of the [[Army Museum (Paris)|Armed Forces Museum of France]]. He was promoted to [[Army general (France)|Général d'armée]] on 1 June 2012,<ref>http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000025971900&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id Décret du 4 juin 2012 portant élévation aux rang et appellation de général d'armée, promotion et nominations dans la 1re section et affectations d'officiers généraux</ref> and retired from active duty on 31 July 2012.

In December 2012, in the capacity of a 2nd section officer general, he assumed the Presidency of the Committee of the Flame under the [[Arc de Triomphe]], the association which is in charge of organising the lighting of the [[eternal flame]] of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]].<ref>{{cite web|title = La Flamme sous l'Arc de Triomphe, Flamme de la Nation, Organisation / Missions|url = http://www.laflammesouslarcdetriomphe.org/lassociation/organisation-missions/|work = laflammesouslarcdetriomphe.org|access-date = 2015-09-16}}</ref> On 30 August 2013, mainly accompanied by [[List of French paratrooper units|French paratroopers]], he presided over the military funeral of [[Ranks in the French Army|Commandant]] [[Hélie de Saint Marc|Helie de Saint Marc]] at [[Place Saint-Jean]].<ref>[http://www.valeursactuelles.com/societe/eloge-funebre-prononce-le-vendredi-30-aout-aux-obseques-dhelie-de-saint-marc-par-le-general « Eloge funèbre prononcé le vendredi 30 août aux obsèques d’Hélie de Saint Marc par le général Bruno Dary »] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009131903/http://www.valeursactuelles.com/societe/eloge-funebre-prononce-le-vendredi-30-aout-aux-obseques-dhelie-de-saint-marc-par-le-general |date=9 October 2015 }}, ''Valeurs Actuelles'', 4 septembre 2013.</ref>

== Recognitions and honors == [[File:GMP Bastille Day 2008-crop.jpg|thumb|right|250px|général Bruno Dary, [[Military governor of Paris]] (2007-2012), in revue passage.]] {| |colspan="3" align="center"|[[File:Instructeur Para.jpg|145px]] |- |[[File:Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg|106px]] |[[File:Ordre national du Merite GO ribbon.svg|106px]] |{{ribbon_devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Croix de la Valeur Militaire ribbon.svg|width=106}}[[File:1 golden star.svg|23px]][[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|23px]][[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|23px]] |- |[[File:Croix du Combattant (1930 France) ribbon.svg|106px]] |[[File:Medaille d'Outre-Mer (Coloniale) ribbon.svg|106px]] |[[File:Medaille de la Defense Nationale Argent ribbon.svg|106px]] |- |[[File:Medaille de Reconnaissance de la Nation (d'Afrique du Nord) ribbon.svg|106px]] |[[File:Medaille commemorative Francaise ribbon.svg|106px]] |[[File:Zaire Croix de la Bravoure Militaire ribbon.svg|106px]][[File:UK MID 1920-94.svg|53px]] |- |[[File:UN UNPROFOR Medal ribbon.svg|106px]] |[[File:NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg|106px]] |[[File:MINURCA Medal bar.gif|106px]] |- |[[File:POL Brązowy Medal Wojska Polskiego BAR.svg|106px]] |[[File:Cote d'Ivoire Ordre national Commandeur ribbon.svg|106px]] |[[File:Noribbon.svg|106px]] |} * Badge d'Instructeur de Parachutisme * [[Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur|Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur]] * [[National Order of Merit (France)|Grand officier de l'ordre national du Mérite]] * [[Croix de la Valeur militaire]] (3 citations) * [[Croix du combattant]] * [[Médaille d'Outre-Mer]] * [[Médaille de la Défense nationale]] (médaille d'argent) * [[Médaille d'Afrique du nord|Medaille de Reconnaissance de la Nation (d'Afrique du Nord)]] * [[Médaille commémorative française]] * Cross of Military Bravery of Zaire with bronze palm (1978) * [[UNPROFOR]] Medal * [[NATO Medal]] (former Yugoslavia) * [[United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic|MINURCA]] Medal * [[Polish Army Medal]] in bronze * Order of Merit, Commander (Côte d'Ivoire) * Unidentified

== See also == * [[French Foreign Legion Music Band (MLE)]] * [[Pierre Segretain]] * [[Pierre Jeanpierre]] * [[Jacques Lefort]], regimental commander of the [[2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment]], 2e REP, (1958) * [[Pierre Darmuzai]], 2e REP (1960) * [[Paul Arnaud de Foïard]], 2e REP (1965) * [[Jeannou Lacaze]], 2e REP (1967) * [[Helie de Saint Marc]] * [[Roger Faulques]] * [[Bernard Goupil]], 2e REP (1972) * [[Jean-Claude Coullon]] * [[Jean Brette]], 2e REP (1974) * [[Philippe Erulin]], 2e REP (1976) * [[Jean Louis Roué]], 2e REP (1978) * [[Bernard Janvier]], 2e REP (1982) * [[Christian Piquemal]] * [[Benoît Puga]], 2e REP (1996) * [[Éric Bellot des Minières]], 2e REP (2008) * [[Hervé Charpentier]]

== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=2eREP>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legion-etrangere.com/mdl/info_seul.php?id=464&block=27&titre=2e-REP|title = Aucun article}}</ref> }}

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