René Cogny (April 25, 1904 – September 11, 1968) was a French Général de division, World War II veteran and later commander of the French forces in Tonkin during the First Indochina War and notably the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Known to his men as Le General Vitesse (General Hurry-Up), Cogny was killed when Air France Flight 1611 crashed in the Mediterranean near Nice.

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  • Le General Vitesse (General Hurry-Up), 'Coco the Siren'
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  • Le General Vitesse (General Hurry-Up), 'Coco the Siren'
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  • René Cogny (April 25, 1904 – September 11, 1968) was a French Général de division, World War II veteran and later commander of the French forces in Tonkin during the First Indochina War and notably the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Known to his men as Le General Vitesse (General Hurry-Up), Cogny was killed when Air France Flight 1611 crashed in the Mediterranean near Nice.
  • René Cogny était un général de division français. Il prit part à la seconde guerre mondiale et fut à la tête des forces françaises au Tonkin au cours de la guerre d'Indochine, notamment durant la Bataille de Điện Biên Phủ. Surnommé par ses hommes Le General Vitesse, René Cogny trouva la mort dans l'accident du vol 1611 Air France qui s'abîma en Mer Méditerranée, au large de Nice.
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  • René Cogny (April 25, 1904 – September 11, 1968) was a French Général de division, World War II veteran and later commander of the French forces in Tonkin during the First Indochina War and notably the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Known to his men as Le General Vitesse (General Hurry-Up), Cogny was killed when Air France Flight 1611 crashed in the Mediterranean near Nice.
  • René Cogny était un général de division français. Il prit part à la seconde guerre mondiale et fut à la tête des forces françaises au Tonkin au cours de la guerre d'Indochine, notamment durant la Bataille de Điện Biên Phủ. Surnommé par ses hommes Le General Vitesse, René Cogny trouva la mort dans l'accident du vol 1611 Air France qui s'abîma en Mer Méditerranée, au large de Nice.
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