 His post-war private and legal conflict with superior General Henri Navarre became a public controversy.Known to his men as "Le General Vitesse" (General Hurry-Up), and reputable for his military pomp, physical presence and skill with the press, Cogny was killed in 1968 Ajaccio-Nice Caravelle crash in the Mediterranean near Nice.Cogny was born in Normandy in April 1904, the son of a police sergeant.