From D-Day to the burning sands of the Jebel: the exceptional testimony of Achille Muller, 101 years old and last survivor of the SAS of Free France

All those who have ever encountered him at home, in his pretty house in Billère, in the heart of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, or behind the high walls of the citadel of Bayonne, have forgotten neither his iron fist nor his determined gaze. In fact, nothing has ever stopped Colonel Achille Muller.

In November 2025, at the age of 100, the last survivor of the Free French SAS took a flight aboard one of the Tiger helicopters of the 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment. As if that were not enough for him, the following year, on May 21, 2026, he became the “oldest parachutist in France” by jumping in tandem over Béarn with an operator from the 1st RPima, the special forces regiment direct heir to the commando units where he was trained in 1943 on the other side of the Channel.

At 101 years old today, straight as an I, his amaranth beret screwed on his head, Achille still looks to the future with confidence and serenity. SAS at heart, he remained faithful to these men made to be dumped...