Pierre-Étienne de Perier (31 October 1893 – 22 June 1968) was a French divisional general,[1][2] Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, and magazine editor.

[5] Its coat of arms bears "Silver, a fess of vert accompanied by four cinquefoils of the same laid one to each canton of the shield".

[9] This action earned him a mention in the army order: "Well behaved in combat on 28 August 1914, brilliantly charged with the bayonet at the head of his section, was seriously wounded".

Taken prisoner after the encirclement of his army, he escaped and managed to elude the horsemen in pursuit and reached the unoccupied zone of French territory after having circulated for eight days in the German lines".

To this end, it was necessary to complete its units, create security formations to replace the garrisons and reconstitute their maintenance services.