• Operation Albumen I
• SAS Rogue Heroes (tv series)

Date of birth:

January 3rd, 1909 (Belmont, France)

Date of death:

September 15th, 1997 (Mimisan, France)

Nationality:

French

After military service in 1929, Bergé became a reserve second lieutenant and later joined the Infantry School at Saint-Maixent-l'École, graduating as a lieutenant in 1934. Initially seconded to the Air Force, he joined the 601st Air Parachute Group but returned to the infantry in 1938 due to health issues.

At the outbreak of WWII, Bergé was a captain in the 13th Infantry Regiment. Wounded in the Battle of France, he fled to England in June 1940 after hearing Marshal Pétain’s armistice speech. There, he joined the Free French Forces and proposed forming a parachute unit to General de Gaulle.

He led the newly formed 1st Air Infantry Company, trained in Ringway, and participated in sabotage missions. In 1941, under SOE cover, he led Operation Savanna—the first clandestine mission in occupied France—gathering intelligence that strengthened Franco-British cooperation.

Bergé helped establish a training school for agents parachuted into France. In 1941, he and his unit trained in the Middle East under SAS leadership. In 1942, he led a raid on Heraklion airfield in Crete, destroying 20 German aircraft before being captured. He was imprisoned in Lübeck and Colditz until liberated by U.S. forces in 1945.

Post-war, Bergé held key roles in parachute troop inspection, the French military cabinet, and NATO-related posts. He commanded the 14th Parachute Shock Regiment (1951–1953), served in airborne leadership, and participated in the Algerian War, commanding the Corneille sector. Promoted to brigadier general in 1961, he retired in 1962.

He spent his final years in Mimizan, serving as honorary president of the SAS association. Georges Bergé died on September 15, 1997. His role during World War II was portrayed in the TV series "SAS Rogue Heroes".

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• - SIBARD, J. L., Mission En Crete, Societe des Etudes Historiques Cretoises, 2006.
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