General Henri René Olry (Lille – Angoulême) commanded the Army of the Alps during the campaign of France, up to the Franco-Italian armistice. Biography Son of a chief engineer of mines, polytechnic itself, he was admitted to the Polytechnic in 1900. Opting for the artillery to its release, he began his career in 1902 as [...]
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René Olry
May 14th, 2013 
admin Charles Huntziger
May 13th, 2013 admin Charles Léon Clément Huntziger was born June 25, 1880 in Lesneven (Finistère). He entered the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr, from which he emerged in 1900 for the colonial infantry. During the First World War he distinguished himself on the eastern front. He became head of the operations of the General Staff of the Allied Expeditionary [...]
René Prioux
May 12th, 2013 admin René Jacques Adolphe Prioux (April 11, 1879 in Bordeaux, France – June 16, 1953 in Algiers, French Algeria) is a French army general. Biography A volunteer for four years as mayor of Bernay, August 9, 1897, it is the dragon 6 Dragoon Regiment. October 30, 1897, he joined the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr, he [...]
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No Comments »Gaston Billotte
May 8th, 2013 admin Gaston Henri Gustave Billotte was born February 10, 1875 at Sommeval (Aube) in a family of Burgundian origin. His father was the director of a public school. He attended the ‘École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr from which comes out in 1896, to join the Marines. With it he served in Tonkin and later in China. [...]
Alphonse Joseph Georges
May 8th, 2013 admin Alphonse Joseph Georges (born in Montlucon and death in Paris) is a French General who fought in both world wars. Biography Youth and early career Alphonse Georges was born August 19, 1875 in Montlucon. Coming from a modest background, his father was a foreman in glassware, it gets outstanding results throughout his schooling in Saint-Amand-Montrond [...]
Posted in Allied Commanders, Commanders, Free French Commanders Tags: alphonse, french general, general staff No Comments »Maurice Gamelin
April 27th, 2013 admin Maurice Gamelin was a French general, born in Paris 7, where he died in the 5th arrondissement. He commanded the French Army during the Phoney War of 1939 – 1940 and saw its strategy routed by the Germans during the breakthrough at Sedan. During the Vichy regime, Gamelin was arrested and interned in Germany. Biography [...]
Paul Reynaud
November 17th, 2012 admin Jean Paul Reynaud, born Barcelonnette (Basses-Alpes) and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Seine) is a French politician. Member of the Basses-Alpes (now Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), thenParis, he was several times minister underIIIRepublic, including Minister of Finance in 1938 the Daladier government. He was President of the Council of 22 March, a position he will combine with the Minister of [...]
Édouard Daladier
October 21st, 2012 admin Édouard Daladier was born in Carpentras (Vaucluse) and died in Paris. He is a French politician, a figure of the Radical Party. Political debut Son of a baker in Carpentras, Édouard Daladier following courses khâgne of Edouard Herriot in Lyon Ampere school. It is first received at the aggregation history. He was appointed professor of [...]
Posted in Allied Commanders, Commanders, Free French Commanders Tags: french policy, french politician, party leader No Comments »José Aboulker
September 23rd, 2012 admin José Aboulker, born and died inAlgiers in Manosque, is a physician, politician and French resistance. He is a Companion of the Liberation. Biography José Aboulker is the son of Henry Aboulker surgeon Hospital and professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Algiers, President of the Radical Party and local former deputy mayor of Algiers, and [...]
Henri d’Astier de la Vigerie
September 17th, 2012 admin Henri d’Astier de La Vigerie, born Villedieu-sur-Indre and died in Geneva, was a royalist resistance French, Compagnon dela Libération. He is the brother of Emmanuel d’Astier deLa Vigerieand François d’Astier deLa Vigerie. Before 1940 Henri d’Astier deLa Vigeriewas born September 11,1897 inVilledieu-sur-Indre, in a family from Vivarais ennobled in 1829 under the Restoration. His father, [...]
