Jacques Massu

Acting

Born: 1908-05-05 · Châlons-sur-Marne, Marne, France [now Châlons-en-Champagne]

Jacques Émile Massu (5 May 1908 – 26 October 2002) was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Algerian War and the Suez crisis. He led French troops in the Battle of Algiers, first supporting and later denouncing their use of torture. Jacques Massu was born in Châ…