Jean Sassi

Jean Sassi (11 June 1917 – 9 January 2009) was a French Army colonel and intelligence service officer, former "Jedburgh" (BCRA) of France and Far East. Commando chief of the SDECE's 11th Shock Parachutist Regiment (11e Régiment Parachutiste de Choc). Maquis chief in French Indochina through the GCMA (1953–1955).

During the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in April 1954 Jean Sassi led Mèo partisans (GCMA) in Operation Condor.

Honours and awards

 * Commander of the Legion of Honour
 * Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
 * Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
 * Croix de la Valeur Militaire
 * Croix du combattant volontaire 1939–1945
 * Medal of the Order of a Million Elephants and White Parasol

Video archive

 * Jean Sassi and his Hmong troops in Laos, Official video published by the French Ministry of Defense