See also: Pierre Guillaume

Pierre Guillaume (August 11th 1925, Saint-Malo - December 3rd 2002) more known under the name of “Commander” Pierre Guillaume known as " the Crab-tambour" , was an officer of the marine French E, taking part in the putsch of Algiers, and member of OAS.

Biography

Wire of a major general, Pierre Guillaume leaves the Naval college in 1948. At the time of the war of Indo-China, he is naval officer in a naval division of attack. In 1954, it finishes the war with the rank of lieutenant. It then tries to only join the France on board a Jonque, Manohara , (in fact of jonque he would be a question rather of a Ketch with bilges sharp) but 8 meters length finally on the coasts Somalia it on November 13rd 1956 fails. It is then collected by a tribe which will be fascinated by this prisoner with the russet-red hair at the point where it does not know very well if they regard it a prisoner or as a god.

At the end of 1956, it returns to Paris and learns that his/her brother Jean-Marie, officer parachutist fell to the head from his commando in Algérie. He asks immediately and obtains to be transferred in the Army, in order to succeed his brother with the head of the commando. Promise had been made that this commando would bear the name of the first of that which would be killed with the combat, the commando takes the name of Guillaume then. Pierre Guillaume will order it from July 14th, 1957 to March 12th, 1958. He then becomes to advise naval of the general Challe during the putsch of Algiers, he is condemned to 4 one-year suspended sentences. He engages in OAS near the generals Raoul Salan, Maurice Challe, André Zeller, and Edmond Jouhaud. Decree in May 1962, Pierre Guillaume is condemned to 12 years of reclusion and is imprisoned with the prison of Tulle (France) with the generals putschists.

He works then like advising with the maritime security in Saudi Arabia, and takes part in operations of Bob Denard with the the Comoros. With several former servicemen, it will also engage in defense of the people karen in Burma.

He lived on board his sailing ship, the Agathe , in the wearing of Saint-Malo.

Pierre Guillaume animated a Libre weekly Newspaper of 1:30 on Radio Courtesy, almost until his death. He was a personal friend of Jean-Marie Le Pen, which he often accepted with this emission.

In its memories, it gives details on the engagement of the naval officers for the French Algérie and tells its escape bids.

Others

The novel the Crab-drum and the film of Pierre Schoendoerffer which of it was drawn are inspired by its life in Indo-China.

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