Pierre Goybet



Pierre Goybet was born in 1887, the third son of General Mariano Goybet.

He took part in the Battle of Verdun.

He commanded the cruiser Primauguet and landed at Aruba in the Antilles in April 1940 to protect Standard and Shell Petroleum installations against attacks by the Germans.

On June 25, 1940, he brought a part of the French Gold Reserve from the Banque de France to Casablanca to be protected from the Germans.

In November 1942, he was the commanding officer of the port of Casablanca when the Americans landed there during Operation Torch. He received Generals George S. Patton, Kees, and Wilburg to discuss a ceasefire.

He died in 1963.