Raoul Salan
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Salan in Algiers (1958) | |
| Birth name | Raoul Albin Louis Salan |
| Born | 10 June 1899 |
| Died | 3 July 1984 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | France Vichy France Free France Organisation armée secrète |
| Branch | French Army |
| Service years | 1917–1959 |
| Rank | Général d'Armée |
| Commands | 6th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment 14th Infantry Division French Far East Expeditionary Corps French forces in Algeria |
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| Awards | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor |
| Other work | Leader of the OAS |
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Raoul Albin Louis Salan (French pronunciation: [ʁaul salɑ̃]; 10 June 1899 – 3 July 1984) was a French Army general and the founder of the Organisation armée secrète, a clandestine terrorist organisation that sought to maintain French Algeria by preventing Algerian independence. He served as the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War. He was one of four retired generals who organized the 1961 Algiers putsch operation. He was the most decorated soldier in the French Army at the end of his military career.