Jacques Pâris de Bollardière, (called Jacques de Bollardière for convenience) born on December 16, 1907 in Châteaubriant in the Loire-Inférieure and died on February 22, 1986 in Guidel (village of Vieux-Talhouët) in the Morbihan, is a general officer of the French army, combatant of the Second World War, the Indochina War and the Algerian War. He is also one of the figures of non-violence in France. Coming from a fervent Catholic family, he follows the family tradition by engaging in a military career, the Pâris de Bollardière family is a family of old bourgeoisie originally from Dauphiné,...
