Général de Division

Patrick MARENGO

09/23/2005 - 09/21/2007

Born, 29 december 1952
Married - 5 children

Military Education
1973-1975 - Saint-Cyr - "Maréchal de Turenne" Class - Choice of the Marine Infantry
1988-1990 - War College - 102nd class
1998-1999 - Centre for Higher Military Studies - Institute for Higher Studies of
the National Defence (51st class).

Ranks
1976 - Lieutenant
1980 - Captain
1985 - Major
1989 - Lieutenant-Colonel
1993 - Colonel
2001 - Brigadier general
2005 - Major General

Assignments
Throughout his career, Brigadier general MARENGO has been assigned to Airborne Marine Infantry units, overseas units, or staff headquarters.
1976-1979 - Platoon leader - 3rd Airborne Marine Infantry Regiment at Carcassonne
1979-1981 - Deputy Chief Operations - 23rd Marine Infantry Battalion at Dakar (Senegal)
1981-1985 - Company commander - 6th Airborne Marine Infantry Regiment at Mont de Marsan
1985-1987 - Army Liaison Officer to the Commander Military Air Transport at Villacoublay
1987-1988 - Watch Officer - Army Operations Centre at Paris
1988-1990 - War College attendant - 102nd class
1990-1992 - Chief Operations and Training - 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment at Djibouti
1992-1994 - Chief Logistics - Deputy Chief Employment - Headquarters 11th Airborne Division at Toulouse
1994-1996 - Commander - 3rd Airborne Marine Infantry Regiment at Carcassonne
1996-1998 - MOD Joint Staff - Paris - Peace keeping Doctrine
1998-1999 - Attendant to the Centre for Higher Military Studies and the Institute for Higher Studies
of the National Defence (51st class)
1999-2001 - Project officer - Joint Planning Staff (EMIA) at Creil
2001-2003 - Deputy Chief of Staff Operations - Eurocorps - Strasbourg
2003-2005 - Joint Commander - French Armed Forces - Southern Indian Ocean
2005- Chief of Staff - European Rapid Reaction Corps - Strasbourg

Awards
Legion of Honour (Officer)
National Order of Merit (Commander)
Cross of Military Value (2 citations)

Certificates
Paratrooper Instructor