Vincent Desportes Military person

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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Birth date	February 24, 1953
Birth place	Rennes , France

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allegiance	France
award	Legion of Merit National Order of Merit (France) Legion of Honour Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
military branch	French Army
military command	501st-503rd Tank Regiment (1996-1998) Collège interarmées de défense (2008) Centre de doctrine et d'emploi des forces (2005-2008) Light armoured squadron 1er régiment de spahis (1981-1983)
service start	1972
service end	2010