André Serot

André Sérot (24 July 1896 in Xertigny, France[citation needed] – 17 September 1948 in Jerusalem) was a French military officer.

During the "Phoney War" period (1939–1940), Sérot was sent behind German lines with a series of false identity papers to perform reconnaissance missions.

Sérot, now a Colonel in the Armee de l'Air, was serving with UN forces in Palestine in 1948, where he commanded a detachment of French peacekeepers.

Their vehicle was ambushed by members of Lehi (also known as the Stern Gang), who were wearing Israeli army uniforms, intent on assassinating Bernadotte.

He used native auxiliaries led by Fusilier-Commandos to patrol the area of operations near the base to prevent sabotage to the planes or raids on the airfields.