Rémy Raffalli
| Barthélémy Rémy Raffalli | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Rémy |
| Born | 16 March 1913 Nice, France |
| Died | 10 September 1952 Saigon, State of Vietnam |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/branch | Foreign Airborne |
| Years of service | 1933-1951 |
| Rank | Chef d'Escadrons |
| Unit |
1st Algerian Saphis Regiment 2ème BEP |
| Commands held | 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 2ème BEP |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Italian Campaign First Indochina War |
1st Algerian Saphis Regiment
3rd Moroccan Spahis Regiment
5th Moroccan Tirailluers Regiment
1st Foreign Regiment
1er RE
3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion
3ème BEP
1st Foreign Parachute Battalion
1er BEP
Barthélémy “Rémy” Raffalli (16 March 1913 – 10 September 1952) was a French Army soldier who fought in World War II and the First Indochina War.
He entered the Saint-Cyr Military School on 1 October 1933 as part of the King Albert I promotion and graduated in 1935. Raffalli then chose to enter the cavalry of the French Army and studied at the Armoured Cavalry Branch Training School in Saumur. In 1936 he was posted to the 1st Regiment of Spahis in Algeria, which he joined at Médéa, and then the 3rd Moroccan Regiment of Spahis.
Raffalli joined the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy in 1943 and served with distinction. On 17 March 1944, he was seriously wounded while leading a squadron of the 5th Moroccan Spahis Regiment.
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