Paul Marie Félix Jacques René Arnaud de Foïard (9 September 1921 – 7 August 2005) was a général in the French Army who served primarily in the French Foreign Legion taking part in World War II and the conflicts of Indochina and Algeria.

He led a platoon on 20 March 1945 at the crossroad south of Buchelberg, during the siege of Mulhausen on 4 April, on the bridge of Enns on the 7th, in Herrenberg on the 18th, at Hattingen on the 25th, and at Immendingen on the 26th.

Accordingly, he was awarded a new citation at the orders of the armed forces and the knight croix of the Légion d’honneur, bestowed on 14 July 1947.

This last one was matched with the croix de guerre des TOE, for his personal action in Cai Lay in Cochinchine; at Am Thai Dong in the province of Mytho.

During the creation of the Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment, Co. Para du 3e REI, on 1 April 1948, he assumed the command of a platoon section under the order of lieutenant Jacques Morin.

On 16 May he was awarded a citation at the orders of the division during a combat exchange battle at the fortified village of Tho Truong.

In November he joined the moral service of the legion as editor-in-chief of Képi Blanc in Sidi Bel Abbès until dissolution in July 1955.

He was then assigned in the qualities of a commandant of the 5th company of the 2nd battalion of the 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment 4e REI at Fes in Morocco.

At the corps of this unit, he partook to operations of maintaining order in the Rif and notably at Hibel, Tembouzid, and Zoua Ouah.

Detached the provisionary commando group, in qualities of an instructor in garrison at El Hadjeb from 16 February to 4 July 1956, he was awarded a citation at the orders of the armed corps.

Promoted to the rank and designation of a général de corps d’armée on 1 August 1979, he became director of the enseignement militaire supérieur of the French Army in October.