Jules Gaucher [SEP] date of birth
Jules Gaucher
Jules Gaucher (13 September 1905 – 13 March 1954) was a French Army officer noted for his command of Foreign Legion troops in Indochina. Described as a "burly, hard-drinking veteran of years of jungle fighting, with a nose like an axe-blade and a mouth like its cut", Gaucher was a popular commander among the Legion, known as 'the Old Man' to his troops. He was killed at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
Early life.
Gaucher
Gaucher is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Charles-Étienne Gaucher (1740–1804), French engraver
- Elias Gaucher, French publisher
- Eric Gaucher (born 1972), American biologist
- Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher (1810–1885), Canadian businessman and politician
- Guy Gaucher (1930–2014), French Catholic Discalced Carmelite bishop and theologian
- Jules Gaucher (1905–1954), French Army officer
- Kim Gaucher (born 1984), Canadian women's basketball player
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