Liberation, visit to Oradour-sur-Glane, departure from the Gendarmerie, and presentation of the Grand Officer insignia of the Légion d'Honneur.
Late January 1946, following General de Gaulle's resignation, a forced departure from the Gendarmerie: "After 35 years of service, I left without a single day of leave, but with a smile, without bitterness, without resentment."
After taking part in the destruction and surrender of General Elster's German division, several gendarmes are decorated.
27 July 1946, on the Place Stanislas in Nancy, General de Lattre de Tassigny presented him with the Grand Officer insignia of the Légion d'Honneur.