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| name = [[File:Officier général francais 5 etoiles.svg|50px]] Jean-Marie Querville
| name = [[File:Officier général francais 5 etoiles.svg|50px]] Jean-Marie Querville
| birth_date = January 9, 1903
| birth_date = {{birth-date|9 January 1903}}
| death_date = December 30, 1967 (64 years of age)
| death_date = {{death-date and age|30 December 1967|9 January 1903}}
| birth_place = [[France]]
| birth_place = France
| death_place =
| death_place =
| image = [[File:Querville, Jean-Marie, CF.jpg|180px]]
| image = Querville, Jean-Marie, CF.jpg
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| caption = Querville in 1942 as a ''Capitaine de frigate'' in the FNFL
| caption = Querville in 1942 as a ''Capitaine de frigate'' in the FNFL
| nationality = {{Flagu|France}}
| allegiance = France
| allegiance = {{Flagu|France}}
| branch = [[French Navy]]
| branch = [[Image:Flag of France.svg|border|22px]] [[French Navy]]
| serviceyears = 1921 - 1962
| serviceyears = 1921 - 1962
| rank = [[Admiral]]
| rank = [[Admiral]]
| commands = *[[List of submarines of France|''Sirène'']]
| commands = [[List of submarines of France|submarine]] [[List of submarines of France|''La Sirène'']]<br />submarine [[List of submarines of France|''Le Souffleur'']]<br />submarine [[List of submarines of France|''La Junon'']]<br />1<sup>st</sup> [[List of submarines of France|submarines]] [[Division (military)|Div.]] [[Free French Naval Forces|FNFL]]<br />1<sup>st</sup> [[Frigate]] [[Division (military)|Div.]]<br />[[Escorteur]] of the « Chama » group<br />[[French cruiser Suffren|''Suffren Cruiser'']]<br /> French Navy in Tonkin<br /> Naval Division of Extreme-Orient<br /> French Navy in Central Africa<br />[[Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (France)|Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean]]<br /> 4th Region [[Maritime Prefect]]<br /> [[French Navy]] Inspector general
*[[List of submarines of France|''Souffleur'']]
| battles = [[Rif War]]<br>[[World War II]]<br>[[Indochina War]]
*[[List of submarines of France|''Junon'']]
| awards = [[Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur]]<br />[[Compagnon de la Libération]][[File:Croix de la liberation.jpg|30px]] <br />[[Croix de guerre 1939-1945]]<br />[[Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures|Croix de Guerre des TOE]]
*1st Submarine division of the [[Free French Naval Forces|FNFL]]
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*1st Frigate division
*Escort of "Chama" group
*[[French cruiser Suffren|Cruiser ''Suffren'']]
*French Navy in Tonkin
*Naval Division of Extrême-Orient
*French Navy in Central Africa
*[[Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (France)|Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean]]
*4th Region [[Maritime Prefect]]
*Inspector general of the [[French Navy]]
| battles = *[[Rif War]]
*[[World War II]]
*[[Indochina War]]
| awards =
* [[Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur]]
*[[Compagnon de la Libération]]
*[[Croix de guerre 1939-1945]]
*[[Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures|Croix de Guerre des TOE]]
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'''Jean-Marie Querville''', was a [[French Navy]] officer of the [[Free French Naval Forces]], [[Compagnon de la Libération]], became [[Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (France)|Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean]], [[Maritime Prefect]], inspector general of the [[French Navy|Marine Nationale]], [[Ranks in the French Navy|Admiral]].
'''Jean-Marie Querville''' (9 January 1903 – 30 December 1967), was a [[French Navy]] officer of the [[Free French Naval Forces]], a [[Compagnon de la Libération]], became the [[Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (France)|Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean]], then [[Maritime Prefect]], following as an inspector general of the [[French Navy|Marine Nationale]] and [[Ranks in the French Navy|admiral]].


== Military career ==
== Military career ==


Entered into the [[École navale]] in 1921. He then served on the [[SMS Regensburg]] and participated to in 1925 to the [[Rif War|Rif Campaign]] in Morocco<ref name="DicoCompagnons">{{Harvsp|Trouplin|2010|texte=Trouplin, ''Dictionnaire des Compagnons de la Libération'', 2010}}.</ref>. [[Ranks in the French Navy|Enseigne de 1<sup>re</sup>classe]] on October 25, he obtained on May 1926 his brevet as a transmission officer and navigated on the torpilleur ({{lang-fr|[[:fr:Torpilleur|Torpilleur]]}}), the ''Matelot Blanc'' ({{lang-fr|[[:fr:Matelot Leblanc|Matelot Blanc]]}})<ref name="Taill437">Taillemite, 2002, ''Dictionnaire des marins français'', 2002, p=437</ref>.
Querville entered into the [[École navale]] in 1921. He then served on the [[SMS Regensburg]] and participated to the 1925 [[Rif War|Rif Campaign]] in Morocco.<ref name="DicoCompagnons">{{Harv|Trouplin|2010|texte=Trouplin, ''Dictionnaire des Compagnons de la Libération'', 2010}}.</ref> [[Ranks in the French Navy|Enseigne de 1<sup>re</sup>classe]] on 25 October, he obtained in May 1926 his brevet as a transmission officer, and navigated on the torpedo boat ({{langx|fr|[[:fr:Torpilleur|Torpilleur]]}}), the ''Matelot Blanc'' ({{langx|fr|[[:fr:Matelot Leblanc|Matelot Blanc]]}}).<ref name="Taill437">Taillemite, 2002, ''Dictionnaire des marins français'', 2002, p=437</ref>


Assigned to the [[List of submarines of France|sous-marinade service]] in 1927, he was in Madagascar in 1929. Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Navy|lieutenant de vaisseau]] in March 1930, and second officer in charge of the [[list of submarines of France|submarine]] [[List of submarines of France|''Aréthuse'']] from 1931 to 1934. On August 1934, he assumed command of [[List of submarines of France|submarine]] [[List of submarines of France|''Sirène'']]. In 1936, he commanded submarine [[List of submarines of France|''Souffleur'']] until 1938<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>, prior to the [[List of submarines of France|submarine]]'s loss off the coast of [[Beirut]] on June 25 1941.
Assigned to the [[List of submarines of France|submarine service]] in 1927, he was in [[Madagascar]] in 1929. Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Navy|lieutenant de vaisseau]] in March 1930, and second officer in charge of the [[List of submarines of France|submarine ''L'Aréthuse'']] from 1931 to 1934. In August 1934, he assumed command of the submarine {{ship|French submarine|Sirène|Q123|2}}. In 1936, he commanded submarine [[List of submarines of France|''Souffleur'']] until 1938,<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/> prior to the [[List of submarines of France|submarine]] being sunk off the coast of [[Beirut]] on 25 June 1941.


The following year, he made way to [[Indochina]] where he served as liaison agent to Singapour attached to the British, right at the beginning of [[World War II|Second World War]]. He remained even still when he survived the armistice in May of 1940<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>.
The following year, at the beginning of [[World War II|Second World War]], he was appointed to [[Indochina]] to serve as liaison agent to Singapore attached to the British. He was still there in May 1940.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>


=== Free French naval forces ===
=== Free French naval forces ===
Decided to pursue the fight against the Axis, Querville rejoined the United Kingdom in September 1940. Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Navy|Capitaine de corvette]], he was appointed to the État-major (general staff headquarters) of the [[Free French Naval Forces]] (FNFL) attached to a bureau in London.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>


In February 1941, he was given command of the [[List of submarines of France|submarine]] [[French submarine Junon (1935)|''Junon'']].<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/> Five months later, in July 1941, he was promoted to CApitaine de frigate. The following month, in August 1941, he was entrusted with the command of the 1st Submarine Division of the Free French Naval Forces, composed of [[List of submarines of France|submarine]] [[French submarine Minerve (1934)|''Minerve'']], [[French submarine Rubis (1931)|''Rubis'']] and [[List of submarines of France|''Junon'']], which he trained into an elite unit.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>
With his mind made up, he joined the [[United Kingdom]] in September 1940. Designated as a [[Ranks in the French Navy|Capitaine de corvette]], he was part of the État-major of the [[Free French Naval Forces]] (FNFL) attached to a bureau in London<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>.


His flag on [[French submarine Junon (1935)|''Junon'']], Querville was tasked with intelligence missions, watching German [[cruiser]]s and [[battleships]] hidden in the [[fjord]]s of the coast of Norway, ferrying Resistance or intelligence operatives, and attacking enemy shipping. In September 1942, ''Junon'' transported British and Norwegian [[Commando]]s tasked with [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]]. With the operation a success, Querville gained a reputation as a specialist of difficult missions.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>
He assumed in February 1941 the command of submarine [[French submarine Junon (Q186)|''La Junon'']]<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>. Five months later, in July 1941, he was promoted to [[Ranks in the French Navy|Capitaine de frigate]]. The following month, on August 1941, he was entrusted with the command of the 1st Submarine Division of the Free French Naval Forces, composed of [[French submarine Minerve (Q185)|''La Minerve'']], the [[French submarine Rubis (1931)|''Le Rubis'']] and [[List of submarines of France|''La Junon'']], making off an elite formation<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>.


Made a [[Compagnon de la Libération]] on 12 January 1943, he was assigned to the personal Staff of [[Charles de Gaulle]] and became a counsel member of the [[Ordre de la Libération]]. In Marche 1943, he returned to the commanded of ''Junon'' for a new mission, and then performed a mission to Algiers.
Still under his direct command, [[French submarine Junon (Q186)|''La Junon'']] continued on with the most perilous missions, by surveying the coasts of Norway, transporting combatant elements and mounting naval charges. He was assigned to transport in a fjord, British and Norwegian [[Commando]]s in charge of dealing wit the [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]], on September 1942. The operation was a success, Querville acquired then a reputation of being a specialist of difficult missions<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>.


In November 1943, Querville took command of the 1st Frigate Division, with his flag on the brand-new ''Aventure''.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/> He participated to the [[Normandy landings]] in June 1944, commanding several escort missions to protect the U.S. contingents making up the "assault landing Group Chama" to [[Omaha Beach]]. Thereafter, he escorted 102 naval convoys between the United Kingdom and France. In the night of 22 June, the convoy which he was escorting was torpedoed by a squadron of [[Junkers Ju 88]]. Querville's return fire shot down one or two enemy planes, prompting the survivors to flee the scene.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/> He then partook in the blockade of the [[Atlantic pockets|Saint-Nazaire pocket]] until April 1945.
Designated as [[Compagnon de la Libération]] on January 12 1943, he was assigned to the particular État-major of [[Charles de Gaulle|général de Gaulle]] and became a counsel member of the [[Ordre de la Libération]]. He commanded still again [[List of submarines of France|''La Junon'']] on a new mission on March 1943, and then executed a mission in Algiers.


Between 1939 and 1945, Querville had been at sea for a total of 34 months.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>
He assumed on November 1943 the command of frigate ''L'Aventure'' which was launched on November 30, and commanded the ensemble of the 1st Division of Frigates<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>. At the head of this frigate division, he participated to the [[Normandy landings]] on June 1944, commanding various [[Escorteur]]s ({{lang-fr|[[:fr:Escorteur|Escorteur]]}}) contingents of the U.S. designated American disembarking group « Chama » on [[Omaha Beach]]. While fulfilling his escort role between the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]], he [[Escorteur|escorted]] 102 convoys. On the night of June 22, the convoy which he was escorting was torpedoed by a squadron of [[Junkers Ju 88]]. Querville responded, bringing down one or two of the adversary planes, prompting the remainder to flee the scene<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>. He then partook to the blockade of the [[Atlantic pockets|Saint-Nazaire pocket]] ({{lang-fr|[[:fr:Poche de Saint-Nazaire|poches de l'Atlantique]]}}), again onboard ''L'Aventure'', until April 1945. Since 1939, he had navigated a total of 34 months in operations<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>.


=== After-war; Admiral ===
=== Post-war admiral ===
In July 1945, Querville was promoted to [[Ranks in the French Navy|capitaine de vaisseau]], and was appointed to [[Indochina]] at the command of the heavy cruiser [[French cruiser Suffren|''Suffren'']]. During the [[Indochina War]], he commanded the [[French Navy]] in Tonkin from 1948 to 1950, and was thrice [[mentioned in dispatches]].<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>


Following the war, he was designated as [[Ranks in the French Navy|Capitaine de vaisseau]] on July 1945. He received in Indochina the command of the [[French cruiser Suffren|''Suffren Cruiser'']]. During the [[Indochina War]], he commanded the [[French Navy]] in Tonkin from 1948 to 1950. He received three citations<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>.
Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Navy|contre-amiral]], he became major-general of the port at Brest, starting from March 1951. He then returned to Viet-Nam, to take command of the Naval Division of the Extreme-Orient. He achieved two more mentions in dispatches, and remained at this position until March 1955.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>


Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Navy|Contre-Amiral]], he was the major general of the port at Brest starting from March 1951. He then made way to Vietnam, designated as the Commandant of the Naval Division of the Extreme-Orient. Reassuming command of the French Navy at Tonkin, he earned two new citations. He maintained post until March 1955<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>.
Querville was promoted to [[Ranks in the French Navy|vice-amiral]] in 1956, and received command of the French Navy in [[Central Africa]]. Promoted to [[squadron vice-admiral]] in 1959, he became [[Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (France)|Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean]].<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/> <ref name="RevueFL">{{Harvnb|L'amiral Querville|1968|p=1532}}</ref> He then became the [[Maritime Prefect]] of the 4th Region in Algeria.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>


Appointed inspector-general of the [[French Navy]], he was promoted to full [[admiral]] in October 1962, before retiring.<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>
Querville was named [[Ranks in the French Navy|Vice-Amiral]] in 1956. He received the command of the French Navy in [[Central Africa]]. Designated later as [[Squadron vice-admiral]] in 1959, he assumed the function of [[Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (France)|Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean]]<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>. At a critical moment, he proved again his « courage » and « présence d'esprit »<ref name="RevueFL">{{Harvsp|id=RevueFL|texte=Revue de la France libre, 1968|p=1532}}.</ref>. He then became the [[Maritime Prefect]] of the 4th Region in Algeria<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>.


Querville died on 30 December 1967.
He was designated as the inspector general of the [[French Navy]] when he was promoted to the highest rank, that of [[Admiral]] on October 1962. He went on later to expected retirement<ref name="DicoCompagnons"/>.


==Honours==
[[Ranks in the French Navy|Admiral]] Querville passed away on December 30 1967.

== Decorations ==


* [[Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur]] ;
* [[Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur]] ;
* [[Compagnon de la Libération]], decreed on January 12 1943;
* [[Compagnon de la Libération]], decree of 12 January 1943;
* [[Croix de guerre 1939-1945]], with 6 citations ;
* [[Croix de guerre 1939-1945]], with 6 mentions in dispatches ;
* [[Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures|Croix de guerre des TOE]], with 5 citations ;
* [[Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures|Croix de guerre des TOE]], with 5 mentions in dispatches ;
* [[Croix de la Valeur militaire]] with palmes ;
* [[Croix de la Valeur militaire]] with palms ;
* [[Distinguished Service Order]] (United Kingdom) ;
* [[Distinguished Service Order]] (United Kingdom) ;
* [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)]];
* [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]];
* Chevalier de l'[[Order of St. Olav]] (Norway) ;
* Knight of the [[Order of St. Olav]] (Norway) ;
* Commandeur de l'[[Ordre de l'Étoile noire]] (Benin) ;
* Commander of the [[Ordre de l'Étoile noire]] (Benin) ;
* Officier de l'[[Order of the Star of Anjouan]] ;
* Officer of the [[Order of the Star of Anjouan]] ;
* Grand officier de l'Ordre national du Vietnam.
* Grand officer of the [[National Order of Vietnam]].

<div class="center">
Ribbon bar (without palms and stars)

[[File:Legion Honneur GO ribbon.svg|100px]]
[[File:Ordre de la Liberation 2nd ribbon.svg|100px]]
[[File:Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 ribbon.svg|100px]]
[[File:Croix de Guerre des Theatres d'Operations Exterieurs ribbon.svg|100px]]
[[File:Croix de la Valeur Militaire ribbon.svg|100px]]

[[File:Dso-ribbon.svg|100px]]
[[File:UK Distinguished Service Cross BAR.svg|100px]]
[[File:St. Olavs Orden stripe.svg|100px]]
[[File:Ordre de l'Etoile Noire Commandeur ribbon.svg|100px]]
[[File:Ordre de l'Etoile d'Anjouan Chevalier ribbon.svg|100px]]

[[File:VPD National Order of Vietnam - Grand Officer BAR.svg|100px]]
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[List of submarines of France]]
*[[List of French paratrooper units]]
*[[Georges Cabanier]]
*[[Georges Cabanier]]


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=== Sources ===
=== Sources ===
* Jean-Marie Querville, Vladimir Trouplin, Dictionnaire des Compagnons de la Libération, Bordeaux, Elytis, 2010 [http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr/les-compagnons/802/jean-marie-querville]
* {{cite encyclopedia |title=Jean-Marie Querville |first=Vladimir |last=Trouplin |url=http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr/les-compagnons/802/jean-marie-querville |encyclopedia=Dictionnaire des Compagnons de la Libération |location=Bordeaux |publisher=Elytis |date=2010}}
* « Querville (Jean-Marie) », dans Étienne Taillemite, Étienne Taillemite, Dictionnaire des marins français, Dictionnaire des marins français, éditions Tallandier, Paris, May 2002, 1982, 437-438, ISBN 2-84734-008-4, Taillemite2002.
* « Querville (Jean-Marie) », dans Étienne Taillemite, Étienne Taillemite, Dictionnaire des marins français, Dictionnaire des marins français, éditions Tallandier, Paris, May 2002, 1982, 437–438, {{ISBN|2-84734-008-4}}, Taillemite2002.
* L'amiral Querville, Revue de la France libre, Fondation de la France libre volume 4, 1968, p 1532 [https://books.google.fr/books?id=_3CwAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Querville%22&dq=%22Querville%22&hl=fr&sa]
* {{cite book |author=L'amiral Querville |title=Revue de la France libre |date=1968 |publisher=Fondation de la France libre |volume=4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3CwAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Querville%22 |language=fr}}
* Jean-Marie Querville [http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr/les-compagnons/802/jean-marie-querville], [[Ordre de la Libération]], March 10 2016
* Jean-Marie Querville [http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr/les-compagnons/802/jean-marie-querville], [[Ordre de la Libération]], 10 March 2016

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Latest revision as of 14:45, 3 November 2024

Jean-Marie Querville
Querville in 1942 as a Capitaine de frigate in the FNFL
Born9 January 1903 (1903-01-09)
France
Died30 December 1967 (1967-12-31) (aged 64)
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchFrench Navy
Years of service1921 - 1962
RankAdmiral
Commands
Battles / wars
Awards

Jean-Marie Querville (9 January 1903 – 30 December 1967), was a French Navy officer of the Free French Naval Forces, a Compagnon de la Libération, became the Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean, then Maritime Prefect, following as an inspector general of the Marine Nationale and admiral.

Military career

[edit]

Querville entered into the École navale in 1921. He then served on the SMS Regensburg and participated to the 1925 Rif Campaign in Morocco.[1] Enseigne de 1reclasse on 25 October, he obtained in May 1926 his brevet as a transmission officer, and navigated on the torpedo boat (French: Torpilleur), the Matelot Blanc (French: Matelot Blanc).[2]

Assigned to the submarine service in 1927, he was in Madagascar in 1929. Promoted to lieutenant de vaisseau in March 1930, and second officer in charge of the submarine L'Aréthuse from 1931 to 1934. In August 1934, he assumed command of the submarine Sirène. In 1936, he commanded submarine Souffleur until 1938,[1] prior to the submarine being sunk off the coast of Beirut on 25 June 1941.

The following year, at the beginning of Second World War, he was appointed to Indochina to serve as liaison agent to Singapore attached to the British. He was still there in May 1940.[1]

Free French naval forces

[edit]

Decided to pursue the fight against the Axis, Querville rejoined the United Kingdom in September 1940. Promoted to Capitaine de corvette, he was appointed to the État-major (general staff headquarters) of the Free French Naval Forces (FNFL) attached to a bureau in London.[1]

In February 1941, he was given command of the submarine Junon.[1] Five months later, in July 1941, he was promoted to CApitaine de frigate. The following month, in August 1941, he was entrusted with the command of the 1st Submarine Division of the Free French Naval Forces, composed of submarine Minerve, Rubis and Junon, which he trained into an elite unit.[1]

His flag on Junon, Querville was tasked with intelligence missions, watching German cruisers and battleships hidden in the fjords of the coast of Norway, ferrying Resistance or intelligence operatives, and attacking enemy shipping. In September 1942, Junon transported British and Norwegian Commandos tasked with Norwegian heavy water sabotage. With the operation a success, Querville gained a reputation as a specialist of difficult missions.[1]

Made a Compagnon de la Libération on 12 January 1943, he was assigned to the personal Staff of Charles de Gaulle and became a counsel member of the Ordre de la Libération. In Marche 1943, he returned to the commanded of Junon for a new mission, and then performed a mission to Algiers.

In November 1943, Querville took command of the 1st Frigate Division, with his flag on the brand-new Aventure.[1] He participated to the Normandy landings in June 1944, commanding several escort missions to protect the U.S. contingents making up the "assault landing Group Chama" to Omaha Beach. Thereafter, he escorted 102 naval convoys between the United Kingdom and France. In the night of 22 June, the convoy which he was escorting was torpedoed by a squadron of Junkers Ju 88. Querville's return fire shot down one or two enemy planes, prompting the survivors to flee the scene.[1] He then partook in the blockade of the Saint-Nazaire pocket until April 1945.

Between 1939 and 1945, Querville had been at sea for a total of 34 months.[1]

Post-war admiral

[edit]

In July 1945, Querville was promoted to capitaine de vaisseau, and was appointed to Indochina at the command of the heavy cruiser Suffren. During the Indochina War, he commanded the French Navy in Tonkin from 1948 to 1950, and was thrice mentioned in dispatches.[1]

Promoted to contre-amiral, he became major-general of the port at Brest, starting from March 1951. He then returned to Viet-Nam, to take command of the Naval Division of the Extreme-Orient. He achieved two more mentions in dispatches, and remained at this position until March 1955.[1]

Querville was promoted to vice-amiral in 1956, and received command of the French Navy in Central Africa. Promoted to squadron vice-admiral in 1959, he became Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean.[1] [3] He then became the Maritime Prefect of the 4th Region in Algeria.[1]

Appointed inspector-general of the French Navy, he was promoted to full admiral in October 1962, before retiring.[1]

Querville died on 30 December 1967.

Honours

[edit]

Ribbon bar (without palms and stars)

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o (Trouplin 2010).
  2. ^ Taillemite, 2002, Dictionnaire des marins français, 2002, p=437
  3. ^ L'amiral Querville 1968, p. 1532

Sources

[edit]
  • Trouplin, Vladimir (2010). "Jean-Marie Querville". Dictionnaire des Compagnons de la Libération. Bordeaux: Elytis.
  • « Querville (Jean-Marie) », dans Étienne Taillemite, Étienne Taillemite, Dictionnaire des marins français, Dictionnaire des marins français, éditions Tallandier, Paris, May 2002, 1982, 437–438, ISBN 2-84734-008-4, Taillemite2002.
  • L'amiral Querville (1968). Revue de la France libre (in French). Vol. 4. Fondation de la France libre.
  • Jean-Marie Querville [1], Ordre de la Libération, 10 March 2016