Durosoy, Maurice, 1898-1988

found: His Lyautey, c1984:t.p. (général Durosoy) jkt. (général Maurice Durosoy; b. 5/20/1898, Paris)

found: LC data base 1-8-85(hdg.: Durosoy, Maurice, 1898- ; usage: Maurice Durosoy; général Durosoy)

found: Académie des Sciences d'Outre-Mer website, viewed June 10, 2015(Maurice Durosoy; b. May 20, 1898 in Paris; d. Sep. 26, 1988 in Paris; military career, beginning in the Cavalerie, 1915; served with Maréchal Lyautey in 1924 as head of political cabinet of the Résidence, Rabat, became his close collaborator for 10 years; as colonel he rallied North Africa in 1943; as général de brigade in 1946 he was in charge of the École de Saumur; recalled to Morocco and then to Great Britain; named inspecteur général de la Défense opérationnelle intérieure du territoire in 1957, and member, Conseil supérieur des Forces armées; elected a member of the Académie des sciences d'outre-mer in 1961)