The Archive · 1937

Escape Attempts

During his captivity, Colonel, (then.|Captain), Jacomy made many ats, Bil tempts to escape, but was each time Hecaptured and' severely punished.

'Alter the war, he was assigned. to the 2ist Regiment, later being attach Bed to the General' Star of the French Aimy. Promoted battalion eom~ mander in January, 1926, he was appointed chief-of-stair to General S|Benoit, and of commander of the Annam-Tonkin Division. He tater commanded the first battalion of the First Tonkinese Regiment at Hanoi, and the Secona Battalion of the 24th Regiment at He was promoted Licutenant-Colonet in March, "1981, "and was Fuccessively chief-of-stall' to Genera Vincent, and to General Desclaux, Alter Holding various other appoint: hwents, he was promoted Colonel in December, 1934. In May, 1936, ne was nominated by General Biliotte, ngpector~General of the French, Colonial Foreus, to serve on the start the Commander-in-chief, On August 25, he was appointed to his ieetent position as Commander-iti-Shiel of the French military forees Colonel Jacomy is the author of a number of books which have alt received most notices. favourable press

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account