Bernard Barrera

Bernard Barrera
General Barrera in Vincennes in September 2011
Born	(1962-02-04) 4 February 1962 Marseille, France
Allegiance	France
Service / branch	French Army
Years of service	1982 -
Rank	Général de Division
Commands	3rd Light Armoured Brigade
Awards	Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur ordre national du Mérite Croix de la Valeur militaire National Order of Mali

Bernard Barrera (born 4 February 1962, in Marseille) is a general in the French Army. As commander of the 3rd Mechanized Brigade, he was in charge of ground operations during Operation Serval in Mali in 2013.

Decorations

French

• Commander de la Légion d'honneur
• Grand Officer de l'ordre national du Mérite
• Croix de la Valeur militaire (4 citations)
• Croix du combattant
• Médaille d'Outre-Mer
• Médaille de la Défense nationale
• Médaille de reconnaissance de la Nation
• Médaille commémorative française

Foreign decorations

• Médaille de l'OTAN
• National Order of Mali