Vincent Desportes | |
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Born | 24 February 1953 Rennes, France |
Allegiance | France |
Service/branch | French Army |
Years of service | 1972 - 2010 |
Rank | Général de division |
Commands held |
Light armoured squadron, 1er régiment de spahis (1981-1983) |
Awards |
Officer of the Legion of Honour |
Vincent Desportes (born on 24 February 1953) is a retired French Army general and military theorist.
Desportes graduated from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, specialising in armour warfare. He also holds an engineer's degree, a diplôme d'études approfondies in sociology, a MBA, and graduated from the U.S. Army War College.
He was Military attaché in the French embassy in the USA, aid to the General secretary for national defence, and director of the Centre de doctrine et d'emploi des forces.
Along with Jean-Francois Phelizon, Desportes is co-director of the "Stratégies & Doctrines" collection of Economica editions.
Desportes headed the Collège interarmées de défense in 2008-2010.
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