Paul Lardry (1928–2012) was a général d'armée of the French Army who served almost an entire career and Commandant of the Foreign Legion.

He received accordingly the Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures (2 palms and 2 stars), and upon his return, he was assigned to Morocco at the Corps of the 4th Foreign Infantry Regiment 4e RE in 1955.

He commanded notably the 2nd Mounted Saharan Company of the Foreign Legion (French: 2e Compagnie Saharienne Portée de la Légion, 2e CSPL).

At the beginning of 1960, he was a captain in the 1st Foreign Regiment 1e RE at Aubagne then followed a course at the Superior War School (French: École Supérieure de Guerre), and served thereafter as a lieutenant-colonel in the general staff headquarters (French: état-major) in Paris beginning of 1970.

He was then accordingly designated to the superior commandment of the French Area Forces of the Indian Ocean stationed at the Réunion in 1983.