Photo Album Of Sea Scouts In Indochina

Photo album of sea scouts in Indochina offered to Vice Admiral Ortoli. Lacquered cover decorated with Asian landscapes, approximately 42 photos. Admiral Ortoli born in Bastia enlisted in the Royal in 1919 and was an officer on various ships, including the submarine Surcouf. On August 15, 1940, he joined Générale de Gaulle. In September 1940, he took part in the rearmament of the Surcouf, of which he took command. The following year, Paul Ortoli left this building and became Chief of Staff of General de Gaulle. In 1943, he was appointed director of the military cabinet of the Algiers naval commissioner and held this position until July 1944, when he took command of the cruiser Emile Bertin. With him he will participate in the landing of Provence by contributing in particular to the capture of Toulon. Commander of the military forces of the Far East, he was appointed admiral in October 1961. He died in Paris in 1979.